Queen Elizabeth II (b. 1926), when Princess Elizabeth 16 - 16 Feb 1939

Gelatin silver print | 22.8 x 16.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2943827

Marcus Adams (1875-1959)

Description

Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II when Princess Elizabeth in a head and shoulders length portrait. She wears a pearl necklace and faces the viewer. When King George V celebrated his Silver Jubilee in 1935, he gave each of his granddaughters a pearl necklace. The Princesses wore their necklaces for this sitting – Elizabeth has three rows of pearls.

Provenance

Commissioned by HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Marcus Adams (1875-1959)
(photographer)

Commissioner(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1900-2002)

Subject(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Gelatin silver print

gelatin silver print

Measurements

22.8 x 16.4 cm (image)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
References

Other number(s)

M.Adams : Marcus Adams reference number found on Glass Plate negatives, this links to a list in Photographer's Log Book – M.Adams 9360

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