Record

Reference numberRAH/5/2/2
TitleHM Queen Elizabeth II
DescriptionPhotograph of HM Queen Elizabeth II taken by Anthony Buckley and signed 'Elizabeth R 1971' by the Queen when she visited the Royal Albert Hall for its Centenary concert in 1971.
Date1971
Physical DescriptionBlack and white photographic print of HM Queen Elizabeth II seated with original signature of the monarch in black ink below and date. Mounted in a gold frame with carved 3D crown surrounded by laurel leaves.

Signature faded.
FormatPrint
Extent1 framed photograph
LevelItem
Creator NamePhotograph by Anthony Buckley (1912-1993).
Anthony Buckley opened his first portrait studio in 1937 and he quickly gained a reputation for his portraits of leading actresses of the day. After serving in World War II, he worked from a studio on St Alban's Street, London and then in the 1950s on New Bond Street, when he purchased the premises and business of Janet Jevons. In the early 1950s he worked in Dorothy Wilding's London studio. His reputation as a leading stage portraitist grew rapidly. In the 1960s he moved to Grosvenor Street, an address that better reflected his enhanced status as a Royal photographer. His prints spanning the years 1937-75 were donated to the National Portrait Gallery in 1995.
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