Royalty
ELIZABETH
(The Queen Mother, 1900-2002, Queen of George VI)
Fine unsigned photo by Cecil Beaton, together with a fine signature,
the photo showing her three quarters length in profile, seated on a sofa wearing a bejewelled dress and sash, 6 x 4½ in mount 8 x 5½, Buckingham Palace, together with a fine signature on a sheet of paper, 8 x 5, no place, no date
Background
Beaton's famous photographs of Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace in 1939 established a new romantic image for the monarchy. He subsequently photographed her five times between 1947 and 1957 and deliberately tried to re-create the spirit of the 1939 image - the be-spangled crinoline dress with lots of diamond jewellery.
Stock No. 33198