Photograph
1942 (photographed)
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Photograph depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), 1942. Half-length, seated, she is turning to face the camera and smiling. Resting one elbow on the back of her chair, she holds one hand in the other. She wears a uniform (Grenadier Guards) blazer with a brooch on the lapel, and a matching hat decorated with a ribbon, a pearl and a leaf-like emblem. A backdrop depicts an enlarged and adapted section of 'The Gardens of the Villa d'Este at Tivoli', c.1761-62 by the French painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806).
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Materials and techniques | photography |
Brief description | Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), 1942. |
Physical description | Photograph depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), 1942. Half-length, seated, she is turning to face the camera and smiling. Resting one elbow on the back of her chair, she holds one hand in the other. She wears a uniform (Grenadier Guards) blazer with a brooch on the lapel, and a matching hat decorated with a ribbon, a pearl and a leaf-like emblem. A backdrop depicts an enlarged and adapted section of 'The Gardens of the Villa d'Este at Tivoli', c.1761-62 by the French painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806). |
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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. |
Other number | 214-14 - Beaton's number |
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Accession number | PH.1345-1987 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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