Coronation portrait of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
Hay Wrightson (1874 - 1949)
Category
Photographs
Date
1937
Materials
Paper, Card
Measurements
807 x 560 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522953
Summary
A monochrome gelatine silver photograph in portrait format, depicting a full-length coronation portrait of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, wearing coronation robes and crowns. The image is mounted on white paper which is itself mounted on heavy white card (both now discoloured). The card is damaged in several places, particularly verso. Markings: Recto: Handwritten in pencil immediately below the image: bottom left is the photographer's signature: "Hay Wrightson" and bottom right: "London". Printed in ornate typeface on the mount, bottom centre is: "Their Majesties the King and Queen". Verso: no markings
Makers and roles
Hay Wrightson (1874 - 1949), photographer and publisher