Cecil Beaton
(1904-1980), Photographer, designer and writerSitter associated with 360 portraits
Artist associated with 1114 portraits
Cecil Beaton was one of the leading British photographers of the twentieth century. Beaton's early studio portraits of debutantes and celebrities often involved elaborate theatrical backdrops, and helped define the image of the 'Bright young thing'. Beaton was also an acclaimed designer for film and the stage, including My Fair Lady (1956), the musical based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion. He won three Oscars for costume and art direction for the film version of My Fair Lady (1965) and for Gigi (1958). A major retrospective of Beaton's portraits in 1968 was the first exhibition the National Portrait Gallery had devoted to a photographer.
More on Beaton: Cecil Beaton's Bright Young Things
by Anthony Wysard
pencil, ink and wash on board, 1930
NPG 6438
by Frank Owen Dobson
bronze bust, 1930
NPG 7014
by Christian Bérard
oil on canvas, 1937
NPG 5307
by Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent
pencil, chalk and wash, 1943
NPG 6137
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print, 1949
NPG P1294
by Unknown photographer
bromide postcard print, 1906
NPG x40653
Reginald Beaton; Cecil Beaton; Etty Beaton
by Lallie Charles
photogravure reproduction, 1908
NPG x126125
Cecil Beaton with his nanny Ninnie Collard
by Unknown photographer
vintage bromide print, circa 1908
NPG x40654
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1910s
NPG x40410
by Grigg
bromide print on tissue and card mount, circa 1920
NPG x30310
by Hay Wrightson
sepia-toned bromide print on card and tissue mount, 1920s
NPG x30313
by Lafayette
bromide print on cream-toned paper, 1920s
NPG x30312
by Peter North
cream-toned bromide print on page mount, 1920s
NPG x30322
by Peter North
cream-toned bromide print on page mount, 1920s
NPG x30323
by Peter North
cream-toned bromide print on page mount, 1920s
NPG x30324
by Peter North
cream-toned bromide print on page mount, 1920s
NPG x30325
by Peter North
cream-toned bromide print on page mount, 1920s
NPG x30326
by Peter North
cream-toned bromide print on page mount, 1920s
NPG x30327
by Peter North
cream-toned bromide print on page mount, 1920s
NPG x30328
by Peter North
cream-toned bromide print on page mount, 1920s
NPG x30329
by Peter North
cream-toned bromide print on page mount, 1920s
NPG x30330
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print mounted on cream and black card, early 1920s
NPG x40412
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on card mount, 1920s
NPG x126367
probably by Cecil Beaton
sepia-toned bromide print, 1922
NPG x40668
probably by Cecil Beaton
sepia-toned bromide print, 1922
NPG x40669
probably by Cecil Beaton
sepia-toned bromide print, 1922
NPG x40670
probably by Cecil Beaton
sepia-toned bromide print, 1922
NPG x40671
by Cecil Beaton
vintage bromide print on three tinted card mounts, circa 1924
NPG x30309
by Marian Lewis
matte bromide print on tissue and card mount, circa 1924
NPG x30311
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 16 January 1925
NPG x127868
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 16 January 1925
NPG x127869
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 16 January 1925
NPG x127870
Cecil Beaton in 'All the Vogue'
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate glass negative, 1925
NPG x36720
Cecil Beaton in 'All the Vogue'
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate glass negative, 1925
NPG x36714
Cecil Beaton in 'All the Vogue'
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate glass negative, 1925
NPG x36715
Cecil Beaton in 'All the Vogue'
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate glass negative, 1925
NPG x36718
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate glass negative, 1925
NPG x36724
by Maurice Beck and Helen Macgregor
cream-toned vintage bromide print, 1927
NPG x40415
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, October 1927
NPG x40409
by Curtis Moffat, and Olivia Wyndham
bromide print, circa 1928
NPG x20034
by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 14 June 1928
NPG x49751
by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 14 June 1928
NPG x49754
by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 14 June 1928
NPG x49755
by Curtis Moffat
bromide print, circa 1928
NPG x40414
by Curtis Moffat, and Olivia Wyndham
bromide print on card mount with green tint, circa 1928
NPG x30316
by Curtis Moffat, and Olivia Wyndham
bromide print on grey mount with red tint, circa 1928
NPG x30315
Cecil Beaton; Paula Gellibrand, Marquise de Casa Maury
by Cecil Beaton
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 20 February 1929
NPG x193435
by Bert Longworth
vintage contact print from 10 x 8 inch negative, 1930s
NPG x40537
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