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Marcus Adams (1875-1959)
King George VI, Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, 15 December 1936 15 - 15 Dec 1936
Gelatin dry plate positive | 16.3 x 11.9 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2142321
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5" x 7" glass plate positive of King George VI (1895-1952), Princess Elizabeth (b. 1926), Queen Elizabeth (1900-2002) and Princess Margaret (1930-2002). Three-quarters length portrait, seated on bench, facing the camera, holding hands or linking arms with each other. The King, sitting far right, wears a lounge suit and the the Princesses wear similar short-sleeved frilled dresses. The Queen wears a simple satin dress with elaborate buckled belt and two-string pearl necklace. Damask curtain background, retouched.
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Commissioned by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; presented by John Bone (1930-2008) to Queen Elizabeth II in 2003
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Gelatin dry plate positive
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16.3 x 11.9 cm (whole object)
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King George VI, Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, 15 December 1936 [Marcus Adams Collection].
