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Photograph

1955 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace, 1955. Wearing the sash of the Order of the Garter and a diamond and pearl diadem made for George IV

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
photography
Brief description
Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace, 1955.
Physical description
Colour photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace, 1955. Wearing the sash of the Order of the Garter and a diamond and pearl diadem made for George IV
Dimensions
  • Image width: 21.8cm
  • Image height: 30cm
  • Paper width: 21.8cm
  • Paper height: 30cm
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.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Strong, Roy C. Cecil Beaton: the royal portraits. London: Thames and Hudson, c1988. p. 13.
Collection
Accession number
PH.587-1987

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
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