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Elizabeth II : princess, queen, icon / introduction by Alexandra Shulman. - London : National Portrait Gallery, 2021. - 152 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

With just under a thousand portraits of Queen Elizabeth II, the National Portrait Gallery boasts some of the most treasured and famous official portraits of the Queen captured at key historic moments, as well as day-to-day images of the monarch at home and with family, following her journey from childhood, to princess and Queen, mother and grandmother. This publication highlights the most important portraits of Elizabeth II from the Gallery's Collection. Paintings and photographs from the birth of Elizabeth II to the present will take readers on a visual journey through the life of Britain's foremost icon. The book reflects 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.

ISBN: 9781855147430 (hbk.) : 14.95 1855147432 (hbk.) : 14.95

Subjects--Personal Names:
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926- --Portraits.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Portrait photography.
Portrait photography--England--London.
Photography.
Photography.
Portraits in art.
Photography & photographs.

LC Class. No.: TR681

Dewey Class. No.: 779.2074 ELI