Photograph
1943 (Photographed)
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One of twelve photographs from a contact print; which has been cut out, arranged and mounted on card. Depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) Windsor Castle, 1943. Standing in an interior, the princess is seen head-and-shoulders length. Her face is seen in profile, and she is smiling. She rests her hands on the back of a gilt chair, her fingers interlaced. She wears a floral-print dress and a pearl necklace.
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Materials and techniques | photography |
Brief description | Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). One of twelve photographs from a contact print; which has been cut out, arranged and mounted on card. Depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) Windsor Castle, 1943. |
Physical description | One of twelve photographs from a contact print; which has been cut out, arranged and mounted on card. Depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) Windsor Castle, 1943. Standing in an interior, the princess is seen head-and-shoulders length. Her face is seen in profile, and she is smiling. She rests her hands on the back of a gilt chair, her fingers interlaced. She wears a floral-print dress and a pearl necklace. |
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Marks and inscriptions | '260-58' (Written in blue fountain pen beneath the image.) |
Gallery label | The Royal Family at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace
1943 and 1945
After each royal sitting, Beaton would send a selection of the best photographs to the Palace for official approval before publication. Small prints of the approved photographs would be mounted on card, together with their negative numbers, to facilitate future print orders. The worn-out nature of these cards indicates how frequently they must have been referred to by Beaton and his assistants.
Gelatin silver contact prints mounted on card
V&A: Ph.8682 to 8693-1987; Ph.595-1987
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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. |
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Other number | 260-58 - Beaton's number |
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Accession number | PH.8687-1987 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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