Una fotografia di famiglia invisibile che segna la nascita di quattro bambini reali; la copia personale della Regina madre del ritratto dell'incoronazione di sua figlia; e la prima stampa fotografica a colori sopravvissuta di un membro della famiglia reale sono tra i punti salienti della nuova mostra Royal Portraits: a Century of Photography, apertura domani (venerdì 17 maggio) alla King’s Gallery di Buckingham Palace.
5596 x 3922 px | 47,4 x 33,2 cm | 18,7 x 13,1 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
16 maggio 2024
Ubicazione:
KINGS GALLERY ,BUCKINGHAM PALACE ,LONDON ,UK
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The exhibition charts the evolution of royal portrait photography from the 1920s to the present day through more than 150 items from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives. The photographs presented in the exhibition are vintage prints – the original works produced by the photographer – most of which are on display for the first time.Visitors will see the earliest surviving photographic print of a member of the Royal Family produced in colour. It shows Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (sister-in-law to King George VI and Edward VIII) on her wedding day. The photograph was taken in 1935 by Madame Yevonde, a pioneer of colour photography and champion of women photographers. Unreleased wartime images by Cecil Beaton will be on display for the first time, demonstrating how King George VI and Queen Elizabeth used photography to project a sense of stability and hope for the nation. A photograph of the royal couple inspecting bomb damage at Buckingham Palace in 1940 shows them smiling comfortingly at each other amidst the debris, while a 1943 portrait taken at Royal Lodge in Windsor shows them gathered around the King’s desk with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, conveying a reassuring sense of domesticity and calm. Beaton photographed the Royal Family over the course of six decades and was chosen as the official photographer for Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation in 1953. Visitors will see a contact sheet of proofs from the Coronation sitting, alongside a note from Martin Charteris, the Queen’s Assistant Private Secretary, recommending to Prince Philip which images should be sent as personal mementos to the Royal Family and Maids of Honour. The photograph subsequently sent to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, signed by Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and Cecil Beaton, will also be on display. Alongside portraits marking official occasions will be pictures capturing more intimate family moments, including a never-before-seen image of four royal mothers ...
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