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Beaton, Cecil (Sir) (Photographer)

Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). One of twelve contact print photographs depicting Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with their children Prince Charles, Princess Anne and baby Prince Andrew, 1960.

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Categories	Photographs Portraits Royalty
Object type	Photograph
Materials and techniques	Paper Gelatin Silver Process Photography
Brief description	Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). One of twelve contact print photographs depicting Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with their children Prince Charles, Princess Anne and baby Prince Andrew, 1960.
Dimensions	Image width: 5.5cm Image height: 5.5cm Paper width: 20.1cm Paper height: 25.2cm
Gallery label	(2012) The Royal Family March 1960 Beaton’s photographic contact sheets reveal how he directed the members of the royal family to pose, often only altering their positions by subtle degrees between one frame and the next in order to achieve the ideal composition. The contact sheets sometimes bear the photographer’s crop lines in blue ink, and markings such as stars or ticks to indicate his favourite shots. Gelatin silver prints V&A: Ph.1702–1987; Ph.1708–1987; PH.1732–1987
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	557-37 - Beaton's number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	PH.1732J-1987

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Record created	September 27, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1172930/photograph-beaton-cecil-sir/

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