Queen Elizabeth II ('Lightness of Being')
1 of 5 portraits by Chris Levine
© Chris Levine
Queen Elizabeth II ('Lightness of Being')
by Chris Levine
lenticular print on lightbox, 2008
45 1/4 in. x 44 7/8 in. (1150 mm x 1140 mm) overall
Purchased, 2013
Primary Collection
NPG 6963
Sitterback to top
- Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), Reigned 1952-2022. Sitter associated with 972 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Chris Levine (1960-), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ribeiro, Aileen; Blackman, Cally, A Portrait of Fashion: Six Centuries of Dress at the National Portrait Gallery, 2015, p. 272
- Shulman, Alexandra, Elizabeth II Princess, Queen, Icon, 2021, p. 102
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Simon Schama's Face of Britain: Power (14 September 2015 - 4 January 2016)
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