Queen Elizabeth II; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

Sittersback to top

• Queen Elizabeth II (1926-), Queen regnant. Sitter associated with 742 portraits.
• Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900-2002), Queen of George VI. Sitter associated with 452 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Marcus Adams (1875-1959), Photographer. Artist of 61 portraits, Sitter associated with 5 portraits.

This portraitback to top

Adams first photographed the Queen in 1926, when she was eight months old, and subsequently about twice a year throughout her childhood. Many of the pictures Adams took were retained for the family's private enjoyment, others were published world-wide. Adams brought an informality and spontaneity to portraits of the royal family that was new. His photographic style was inspired by the great portrait painters of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; including Romney and Lawrence. He continued to photograph the Queen in the 1950s, with her own children.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Gittings, Clare, Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I: An Educational Resource Pack, 2003
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 200

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• The Face of Monarchy (11 February 2006 - 6 September 2006)

Portrait setback to top

• Royal family and prominent people: photographs by Marcus Adams, Bertram Park and others, 1910-56

Subject/Themeback to top

• Children