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1945 (Photographed)
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One of twenty-two contact print photographs; which has been cut out, arranged and mounted on card. Depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) Buckingham Palace, 1945. Standing, three-quarter length. She is wearing a formal skirt and matching top, with short sleeves, pleats at the shoulders and a bow at the waist. The princess also wears a double-string pearl necklace. Her face is seen in profile, to right. Her hands are held together at her waist. A backdrop depicts an enlarged and adapted section of an unidentified winter scene; which Beaton reported in his diary as being a work by the British painter Reginald John [Rex] Whistler (1905-1944).
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Brief description | Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). One of twenty-two contact print photographs; which has been cut out, arranged and mounted on card. Depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) Buckingham Palace, 1945. |
Physical description | One of twenty-two contact print photographs; which has been cut out, arranged and mounted on card. Depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) Buckingham Palace, 1945. Standing, three-quarter length. She is wearing a formal skirt and matching top, with short sleeves, pleats at the shoulders and a bow at the waist. The princess also wears a double-string pearl necklace. Her face is seen in profile, to right. Her hands are held together at her waist. A backdrop depicts an enlarged and adapted section of an unidentified winter scene; which Beaton reported in his diary as being a work by the British painter Reginald John [Rex] Whistler (1905-1944). |
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Gallery label | Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, Buckingham Palace
March 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 this card indicates how frequently it must have been referred to by Beaton and his assistants.
Gelatin silver contact prints mounted on card
V&A: Ph.595 A-V-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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Bibliographic reference | Strong, Roy C. Cecil Beaton: the royal portraits. London: Thames and Hudson, c1988. p. 20 |
Other number | B.301-52 - Beaton's number |
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Accession number | PH.595O-1987 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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