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Marcus Adams (1875-1959)
Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, 1941 18 - 18 Mar 1941
Gelatin silver print | 15 x 10.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2943801
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Photograph of Princess Elizabeth, now HM Queen Elizabeth II (b. 1926) and Princess Margaret (1930-2002). Three-quarters length portrait, standing over a table with a jigsaw puzzle. They both wear similar blouses. Adams’s last sitting with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret was in March 1941 at Windsor Castle, where they spent most of the war years. This picture was taken in the State Apartments as they worked on a jigsaw puzzle.
Provenance
Commissioned by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Acquired by HM Queen Elizabeth II
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Medium and techniques
Gelatin silver print
Measurements
15 x 10.1 cm (image)
16.8 x 10.4 cm (whole object)
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Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, 1941 [Queen Elizabeth's Collection]
