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Marvelous vintage matte-finish 2.5 x 2.5 portrait photo of Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret by noted British photographer Marcus Adams, which shows the young sisters smiling and posing side by side, affixed to its original mount, which is signed in bold black ink entirely in the hand of the future queen, “Elizabeth, Margaret Rose.” The mount is also signed by Adams, who dates the photo to 1934. The photo is affixed within its original presentation folder, which measures 8.5 x 6.5 open, and bears a few notations indicating the photo was received in 1935. In fine condition, with some very faint staining in the wide lower border. An exquisite early portrait of the little princesses taken by a noted royal photographer and signed by Elizabeth at the age of eight or nine.
Marcus Algernon Adams was a British portrait photographer (1875–1959) who was commissioned by the British royal family to take formal portraits, thus making him one of the most trusted photographers of his era. He took some of the most famous early photographs of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret as children, and his work helped shape the public image of the future queen, showing her in an elegant and approachable light. Adams also photographed other royal members such as King George V, Queen Mary, King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother).
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