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Photograph

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

Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, and Prince Andrew, March 1960.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Royalty
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
Materials and techniques
Paper
Gelatin Silver Process
Brief description
Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, and Prince Andrew, March 1960.
Dimensions
  • Image width: 24.5cm
  • Image height: 24.1cm
  • Paper width: 24.5cm
  • Paper height: 24.1cm
Gallery label
Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Buckingham Palace March 1960 On learning she was to have a third child, Queen Elizabeth wrote to her midwife Sister Helen Rowe, of her delight. She added: ‘The children were very excited at the news of the baby, especially Charles, who loves small children.’ In this image, the parents and children crowd around the crib to admire the new member of their family. Gelatin silver print Ph.1642–1987 (2012)
Credit line
Bequeathed to the Museum in 1987 by Eileen Hose, secretary to the photographer
Production
Cecil Beaton photographed members of the royal family from 1930-1979.
Subjects depicted
HM Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Philip (Prince, Duke of Edinburgh)
King Charles III
HRH the Princess Royal, Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
Prince Andrew, Andrew Albert Christian Edward (The Duke of York)
Place depicted
Buckingham Palace
Other number
557/69 - Beaton's number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
PH.1642-1987

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
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