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Photograph

1948 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Matthews, Patrick (photographer)
Place of origin
Buckingham Palace (photographed)

Photograph depicting Cecil Beaton photographing Prince Charles. The baby, Prince Charles is seen in the arms of a nurse. Beaton is seen standing behind his camera, also capturing his own image in the mirror.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Portraits
Royalty
Object type
Photograph
Materials and techniques
photography
Paper
Gelatin Silver Process
Brief description
Photographic portrait by Patrick Matthews. Depicting Cecil Beaton photographing Sister Rowe with baby Prince Charles. Buckingham Palace, 1948. The scene is visible in the reflection of a mirror.
Physical description
Photograph depicting Cecil Beaton photographing Prince Charles. The baby, Prince Charles is seen in the arms of a nurse. Beaton is seen standing behind his camera, also capturing his own image in the mirror.
Dimensions
  • Image width: 15cm
  • Image height: 18.3cm
  • Paper width: 15.7cm
  • Paper height: 19.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'This photograph is the copyright of the / CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS LTD. It / may not be reproduced in any publication / nor publicly displayed without the written / consent of the / CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS LTD.' (Stamped on reverse in lilac-blue ink. Upper centre.)
  • '1812-2' (Written in pencil on reverse. Centre.)
  • 'Credit - Vogue' (Written in pencil on reverse. Lower centre.)
  • 'Illus April 7 / P19' (Written in pencil on reverse. Centre, right-hand side.)
  • A number 3 within a circle (In pencil on reverse. Lower, left-hand side)
  • '2 11/16" [two and eleven-sixteenths, written as a fraction] x 4 3/4" [four and three-quarters, written as a fraction]' (Written in pencil on reverse. Lower right-hand corner.)
  • 'STUDIO / Name [illegible signiture] / Date Apr 7 / File 41058' (A printed sticker, headed 'STUDIO'. Comprising three rows with printed headings: 'Name', 'Date', 'File'. 'Name', is followed by a signiture in pencil. 'Date', is followed by 'Apr 7' written in pencil. 'File', is followed by the numbers '41058' stamped in black ink.)
Credit line
Bequeathed to the Museum in 1987 by Eileen Hose, secretary to the photographer
Production
Patrick Matthews worked alongside Cecil Beaton to photograph Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family on several occasions. Cecil Beaton photographed members of the royal family from 1930-1979.
Subjects depicted
King Charles III
Beaton, Cecil (Sir)
Birth of Prince Charles (1948)
Bibliographic reference
Strong, Roy C. Cecil Beaton: the royal portraits. London: Thames and Hudson, c1988. p. 23.
Other number
1812-2 - Beaton's number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
PH.448-1987

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O244293/photograph-matthews-patrick/
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