Princess Margaret

Sitterback to top

• Princess Margaret (1930-2002), Daughter of George VI; Countess of Snowdon. Sitter associated with 228 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), Photographer, designer and writer. Artist associated with 1051 portraits, Sitter associated with 314 portraits.

This portraitback to top

This is the official portrait of Princess Margaret released on the occasion of her nineteenth birthday. This is one of a number of portraits taken at Buckingham Palace and Princess Margaret posed in a front of a variety of painted backdrops. In 1950, a book about the princess praised her fashion-sense, stating that she, 'probably sets more youthful fashions than any other teenager in the world.'

Linked publicationsback to top

• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 410

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• Pietro Annigoni: Princess Margaret (13 September 2008 - 8 March 2009)