Photograph
October 1942 (photographed)
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Photograph depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), 1942. Three-quarter length, standing, turning her face towards the camera. Leaning against, and resting one hand upon a carved and gilded table. Wearing a silk gown embroidered with sequins forming 'bow' shapes, and a pearl necklace. In the background, an oval shaped painting of a baby in a gilded frame, is hung surrounded by a ribbon-like wall decoration.
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Materials and techniques | photography |
Brief description | Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), Buckingham Palace, 1942. |
Physical description | Photograph depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), 1942. Three-quarter length, standing, turning her face towards the camera. Leaning against, and resting one hand upon a carved and gilded table. Wearing a silk gown embroidered with sequins forming 'bow' shapes, and a pearl necklace. In the background, an oval shaped painting of a baby in a gilded frame, is hung surrounded by a ribbon-like wall decoration. |
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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. 96 |
Other number | 213/4 - Beaton's number |
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Accession number | PH.594-1987 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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