Marvelous matte-finish 9.25 x 11.75 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing her glimmering crown jewels by Royal Court photographer Dorothy Wilding, affixed to its original 10.25 x 14 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, "Elizabeth R, 1952." Also signed in the bottom right corner of the photo in white ink by Wilding in her idiosyncratic block-letter style. Reverse bears Wilding's studio label. In fine condition, with light toning to the mount, and two trivial creases to the lower right corner tip. This portrait was taken at a sitting in the year of Elizabeth’s accession to the throne in 1952, and has become one of the defining images of the early years of her reign. It is a stunning photograph that beautifully captures the queen’s youth and regal splendor, and is truly impressive in its size and clarity.
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