Lord Snowdon
(1930-2017), Photographer, film-maker and designer; former husband of Princess MargaretAntony Charles Robert Armstrong Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
Sitter in 22 portraits
Artist of 285 portraits
Photographer and designer. Armstrong Jones first began to take photographs while studying at Cambridge, encouraged by his uncle, the stage designer and artist Oliver Messel. After working as an apprentice to society photographer Baron (1906-56), he opened his first studio in 1952. He established his reputation by photographing theatre, fashion and society subjects, and became an official Royal photographer. In 1960 he married HRH the Princess Margaret, and was subsequently ennobled, taking the title Earl of Snowdon. He was photographer for The Sunday Times (1962-90), Vogue (from 1964) and the Telegraph Magazine (since 1990). He established the Snowdon Award Scheme (now Snowdon Trust) for disability projects in 1981.
Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Anne
by Lord Snowdon
bromide print, 10 October 1957
NPG P1639
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Lord Snowdon
bromide print, 10 October 1957
NPG P1640
by Lord Snowdon
bromide print, 10 October 1957
NPG P1641
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Lord Snowdon
bromide print, 10 October 1957
NPG P1642
Princess Anne; Prince Charles; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 10 October 1957
NPG P1639a
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 10 October 1957
NPG P1641a
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Lord Snowdon
bromide print, 1958
NPG P1643
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 5 June 1961
NPG P1917
by Lord Snowdon
bromide print, 7 December 1962
NPG P797(1)
Sir William Menzies Coldstream
by Lord Snowdon
bromide print, 16 April 1962
NPG P797(11)
Related People
- Margaret Elizabeth (née Roberts), Lady Armstrong-Jones (grandmother)
- Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones (grandfather)
- Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones (father)
- Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto (née Armstrong-Jones) (daughter)
- David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (son)
- Princess Margaret (wife)
- Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (uncle)
- Anne Parsons (née Messel), Countess of Rosse (mother)
- Susan Anne Vesey (née Armstrong-Jones), Viscountess de Vesci (sister)
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Toby Madrigal
22 November 2016, 21:11
I've read interesting things about this chaps approach to portraiture in his studio: for example, he likes tension, discourages chatting and keeps a rack of plain blue shirts for male sitters to wear if he disapproves of their clothes. Cameras: for formal portraiture in the studio - Hasselblad 500CM. For location and photojournalism - Leica M series. Also champions the rights of disabled people.