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 will reflect
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. The publication features works by key artists depicting the Queen from
1926 to the present day including Baron Cecil Beaton Dorothy Wilding Patrick Lichfield
Andy Warhol Annie Leibovitz and David Bailey. This book features an introductory essay by
Alexandra Shulman exploring how the collected portraits depict the Queen throughout her life
and reign and a timeline of key historical events and moments from Elizabeth II's life.
