Elizabeth II
Princess, Queen, Icon
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With just under a thousand portraits of Elizabeth II, the National Portrait Gallery boasts some of the most treasured and famous official portraits of the Queen. The most important portraits are captured in this book, spanning from 1926 to the present.
The book will reflect on the Queen's life, presenting family photographs alongside important formal portraits to explore how, as her reign became record-breaking, she became an iconic figure in modern British culture and history. The publication features works by key artists depicting the Queen from 1926 to the present day, including Baron, Cecil Beaton, Dorothy Wilding, Patrick Lichfield, Andy Warhol, Annie Leibovitz and David Bailey.
This book features an introductory essay by Alexandra Shulman, exploring how the collected portraits depict the Queen throughout her life and reign, and a timeline of key historical events and moments from Elizabeth II's life.
Alexandra Shulman is a British journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue. She is the author of Clothes... and Other Things That Matter (2020) and Inside Vogue: My Diary Of Vogue's 100th Year (2016).
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