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Studio of Dorothy Wilding (1893-1976)
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth May 1946
Gelatin silver print | 11.2 x 13.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2509465
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In May 1946 Field Marshal Jan Smuts (1870-1950), Prime Minister of South Africa, requested permission to produce a special issue of stamps to commemorate the visit of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in 1947. As Dorothy Wilding herself was working in America for most of the 1940s this portrait may have been taken by Maryon Parham (1904-83), assisted by Pamela Leger, Wilding's step-daughter. The sitting took place on 24 May 1946.
Provenance
From the Collection of Queen Elizabeth II
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Medium and techniques
Gelatin silver print
Measurements
11.2 x 13.5 cm (image)
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