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1943 (photographed)
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Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), Windsor Castle, 1943.
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Brief description | Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), Windsor Castle, 1943. |
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Gallery label | Princess Elizabeth, Windsor Castle
November 1943
Beaton was impressed by the Princess’s character and beauty, commenting in 1951: ‘Each time one sees her one is delighted to find how much more serene, magnetic, and at the same time meltingly sympathetic she is than one had imagined … One misses, even in colour photographs, the effect of the dazzlingly fresh complexion, the clear regard from the glass-blue eyes, and the gentle, all-pervading sweetness of her smile.’
Gelatin silver prints
Ph.1366-1987 and Ph.1354-1987
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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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Other number | 260-62 - Beaton's number |
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Accession number | PH.1354-1987 |
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Record created | February 21, 2011 |
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