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Photograph

1960s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Beaton, Cecil (Sir) (photographer)
Place of origin
Kensington Palace (photographed)

Princess Margaret, Kensington Palace gardens, 1965. Cecil Beaton and Lord Snowdon atop a ladder, preparing to photograph Princess Margaret beneath a rose arbour.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Portraits
Royalty
Object type
Photograph
Materials and techniques
photography
Paper
Brief description
Photograph depicting Cecil Beaton with Lord Snowdon, photographing Princess Margaret, Kensington Palace gardens, 1965.
Physical description
Princess Margaret, Kensington Palace gardens, 1965. Cecil Beaton and Lord Snowdon atop a ladder, preparing to photograph Princess Margaret beneath a rose arbour.
Dimensions
  • Paper width: 24.4cm
  • Image width: 24.4cm
  • Paper height: 24.2cm
  • Image height: 24.2cm
Production
Cecil Beaton photographed members of the royal family from 1930-1979.
Subjects depicted
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Snowdon, Lord
Beaton, Cecil (Sir)
Place depicted
Kensington Palace
Bibliographic reference
Strong, Roy C. Cecil Beaton: the royal portraits. London: Thames and Hudson, c1988. p. 23
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
PH.484-1987

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O244485/photograph-beaton-cecil-sir/
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