Photograph
1942 (photographed)
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Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). One of seventeen photographs from a contact print; which has been cut out, arranged and mounted on card. 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). One of seventeen photographs from a contact print; which has been cut out, arranged and mounted on card. Depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II),1942. |
| Physical description | Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). One of seventeen photographs from a contact print; which has been cut out, arranged and mounted on card. 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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| Gallery label | The Royal Family at Buckingham Palace
1942
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.499-1987
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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. 84, 96 |
| Other number | 214-14 - Beaton's number |
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| Accession number | PH.499P-1987 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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