Royalty
PRESENTATION PORTRAITS OF THE QUEEN AND PRINCE PHILIP
ELIZABETH II
(1926-2022, Longest Serving Monarch of Great Britain) & PHILIP (Duke of Edinburgh, 1921-2021, her Husband)]
Exceptional pair of Presentation Portraits by Cecil BEATON, with genuine signatures and dates on the mounts,
showing them both full length in Buckingham Palace, She is wearing a long dress with a tiara and sash and he is wearing naval uniform, each 9½ x 7¼ in mount 11¼ x 8½ in original black morocco Presentation frames by H. H. Plante with gilt monograms at the head, 14¼ x 10, no place,
Item Date: 1961
Background
From 1960 almost all their signed material used autopen signatures so it is exceptionally rare to find genuinely signed presentation photos of the Queen.Sir Cecil Beaton, (1904-1980) was a British fashion, portrait, and war photographer, diarist, painter, and interior designer, as well as an Oscar–winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre.
the Queen's signature is slightly faded
Stock No. 40744