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Film still from Fire Over England (1937)

Photograph
ca. 1937 (photographed)
Artist/Maker

An unmounted black and white film still, depicting Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth I, wearing a dark brocaded dress with long sleeves, a large white ruff and a dark veil. She stands with one hand resting on a table.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFilm still from Fire Over England (1937) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
bromide print
Brief description
Photograph by London Film Productions, 'Film still from Fire Over England (1937)', bromide print, ca. 1937
Physical description
An unmounted black and white film still, depicting Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth I, wearing a dark brocaded dress with long sleeves, a large white ruff and a dark veil. She stands with one hand resting on a table.
Dimensions
  • Paper height: 25.9cm
  • Paper width: 20.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
London Film Productions Ltd. ink copyright stamp/ Photography by Tunbridge, Axtell House, Warwick Street, Regent Street, London, W.1. ink stamp/An Erich Pommer Production, Presented by London Films, "Fire Over England", Directed by William K. Howard, Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth. She is 47 years old when the story opens, beloved by her people, and concerned only for the welfare of her country, now on the threshold of its greatness. These are the stirring days of Drake and the Spanish Main, and the threat of the mighty Armada./9054-76.' (ink stamp, paper typed label, verso, paper)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
Subjects depicted
Other numbers
  • 994 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • F.9 - RPS identifier - box number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1763-2024

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Record createdJune 12, 2024
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