Photograph
October 1942 (photographed)
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Contact print photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth, (later the Queen Mother); Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret, Buckingham Palace, 1942. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother is seen half-length, seated on a gilt and upholstered chair. She wears a plain, belted dress with a pearl necklace and holds a flower in her lap. She looks down towards Princess Margaret, who sitting close to her mother, returns her gaze. Meanwhile Princess Elizabeth looks towards the camera. She sits behind her younger sister, rested on the arm of her mother's chair. The two princesses wear matching short-sleeved, button-up shirts with rounded collars, and pearl necklaces. The backdrop is a silk and brocade curtain with a floral design.
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Materials and techniques | photography |
Brief description | Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Contact print photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth, (later the Queen Mother); Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II); Princess Margaret, Buckingham Palace, 1942. |
Physical description | Contact print photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth, (later the Queen Mother); Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret, Buckingham Palace, 1942. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother is seen half-length, seated on a gilt and upholstered chair. She wears a plain, belted dress with a pearl necklace and holds a flower in her lap. She looks down towards Princess Margaret, who sitting close to her mother, returns her gaze. Meanwhile Princess Elizabeth looks towards the camera. She sits behind her younger sister, rested on the arm of her mother's chair. The two princesses wear matching short-sleeved, button-up shirts with rounded collars, and pearl necklaces. The backdrop is a silk and brocade curtain with a floral design. |
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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 | 213-13 - Beaton's number |
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Accession number | PH.6573-1987 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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