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King George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1895-1952)

Princess Elizabeth (b.1926) with lilies, 1929 1929

Gelatin silver print | 16.4 x 21.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2999926

Description

In 1929 Princess Elizabeth was photographed by her father, the future King George VI, standing in front of a group of Madonna lilies, lilium candidum. The photograph was taken at St Paul’s Walden Bury, the Hertfordshire home of the Princess's maternal grandparents, the Earl and Countess of Strathmore. It was exhibited by the future King in the 1930 Kodak exhibition of work by royal photographers.

Provenance

Acquired by Queen Elizabeth II
People involved

Creator(s)

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(photographer)

Acquirer(s)

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

Subject(s)

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Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Gelatin silver print

gelatin silver print

Measurements

16.4 x 21.5 cm (image)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Agriculture and related techniques
Gardening
Gardens
Places
Europe
Great Britain
England
Hertfordshire [England]
St Paul's Warden Bury [Hertfordshire]
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Botany
Systematic botany
Flowering plants
Lilies

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