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Photograph

02/06/1953 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II, on Coronation day, Buckingham Palace, 1953.

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Brief description
Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II, on Coronation day, Buckingham Palace, 1953.
Dimensions
  • Image width: 22.9cm
  • Image height: 24cm
  • Paper width: 22.9cm
  • Paper height: 24cm
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. On Coronation Day in 1953, Beaton took photographs at Buckingham Palace, following the ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
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Accession number
PH.236-1987

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
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