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.
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 17 November 1982
NPG P1889
Miles Francis Stapleton Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 2 February 1982
NPG P1904
Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 6th Bt
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 7 April 1982
NPG P1923
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 5 April 1982
NPG P1928
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 11 February 1983
NPG P802
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 9 February 1983
NPG P819
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 14 April 1983
NPG P821
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 25 March 1983
NPG P838
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 27 April 1983
NPG P1877
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 23 February 1983
NPG P1902
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 17 January 1983
NPG P1912
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 21 April 1983
NPG P1933
'TV AM Launch' (Angela Rippon, David Frost, Michael Parkinson, Hon. Peter Jay)
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 1 February 1983
NPG P1936
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 20 July 1984
NPG P836
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 13 September 1984
NPG P841
Lillian Gertrude Browse; Howard Hodgkin
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 24 October 1984
NPG P1858
Diana, Princess of Wales; Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 21 December 1984
NPG P1869
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 1 March 1984
NPG P1884
Sir Alan Bowness; Sir James Fraser Stirling
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 13 September 1984
NPG P1926
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 24 January 1985
NPG P1861
David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 4 April 1985
NPG P1893
David Bailey; Catherine Bailey
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 28 October 1986
NPG P1849
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 23 January 1987
NPG P1862
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 26 October 1987
NPG P1885
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 9 January 1987
NPG P1906
Richard Patrick Tallentyre Gibson, Baron Gibson
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 17 November 1988
NPG P811
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 18 July 1988
NPG P1844
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 24 January 1988
NPG P1909
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 1 March 1989
NPG P822
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 21 November 1989
NPG P828
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 27 October 1989
NPG P1918
Pamela (née Talmey), Lady Harlech with Seth Jeremy Gilbert and Paul Nicholas Jennes
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 19 December 1990
NPG P847
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 26 April 1990
NPG P1852
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 20 June 1991
NPG P812
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 10 April 1991
NPG P824
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 6 February 1991
NPG P1853
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 5 November 1991
NPG P1868
Francis Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 9 May 1991
NPG P1895
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 25 February 1992
NPG P823
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 10 January 1992
NPG P1898
William Trevor (William Trevor Cox)
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 1 December 1992
NPG P1931
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 21 June 1993
NPG P803
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, December 1994
NPG P1921
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 12 January 1995
NPG P1854
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 13 March 1995
NPG P1882
Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, March 1995
NPG P1916
Mary Wesley (Mary Aline Siepmann (née Farmer))
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 9 January 1995
NPG P1934
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Lord Snowdon
chromogenic print, 1997
NPG P1646
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)
- Princess Margaret (wife)
- Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (uncle)
- Anne Parsons (née Messel), Countess of Rosse (mother)
- David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (son)
- 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.