Unfinished portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

Augustus John1939-40

Royal Collection Trust, UK
London, United Kingdom

Three-quarter length seated on red backed chair facing front; wearing gold an white off shoulder ball dress with sequins, a ruby and diamond necklace with matching drop earings and diamond tiara and holding two red roses in her right hand; dark blue background

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Title: Unfinished portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Creator: Augustus John (1878-1961)
Date Created: 1939-40
Physical Dimensions: 127.4 x 102.3 cm
Provenance: With Arthur Tooth & Sons 1961, where purchased by the Chairman & Directors of Vickers-Armstrongs (Shipbuilders) and presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at the launch of S.S. Northern Star, 27th June 1961
Type: Paintings
Rights: Royal Collection Trust / All Rights Reserved
Medium: Oil on canvas

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