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Beaton, Cecil (Sir) (Photographer)

Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh; with their children Prince Charles, Princess Anne and baby Prince Andrew, 1960.

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Categories	Photographs Portraits Royalty
Object type	Photograph
Materials and techniques	Paper Gelatin Silver Process
Brief description	Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh; with their children Prince Charles, Princess Anne and baby Prince Andrew, 1960.
Dimensions	Image width: 24.4cm Image height: 23.8cm Paper width: 24.4cm Paper height: 23.8cm
Gallery label	(2012) Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Buckingham Palace March 1960 On learning she was to have a third child, Queen Elizabeth wrote of her delight to her midwife Sister Helen Rowe. She added: ‘The children were very excited at the news of the baby, especially Charles, who loves small children.’ In this image, the parents and children crowd around the crib to admire the new member of their family. Gelatin silver print V&A: Ph.229-1987
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.
Other number	557/69 - Beaton's number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	PH.229-1987

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O819430/photograph-beaton-cecil-sir/

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