Princess Margaret Portrait Painting

This portrait was the talk of the town that no one could ignore it.

Princess margaret portrait painting. Painted in 1957 by the italian artist pietro annigoni this romantic and rarely seen portrait of princess margaret is being lent to the gallery by her son viscount linley. The crown didnt replicate it exactly for example the shows image doesnt include the. Princess margaret 1930 2002 daughter of george vi. After meeting photographer antony armstrong jones at a party princess margaret visits him in his studio and has a portrait taken one that stands in stark contrast to the one shes recently had taken at the palace.

Princess margaret countess of snowdon ci gcvo cd margaret rose. See those images below. Pistro annigonis portrait of princess margaret hangs in agnews gallery in old bond street london. The lot was one of 800 pieces belonging to the.

21 august 1930 9 february 2002 was the younger daughter of king george vi and queen elizabeth and the only sibling of queen elizabeth ii. What are your thoughts as to why this was so controversial. The crown s twitter account also recently shared a side by side image of a portrait of princess margaret taken by photographer cecil beaton and the shows recreation. While armstrong jones would take another famous naked looking photo of princess margaret almost a decade later in 1967 robert lacey the shows history consultant and author of the book the crown the official companion confirmed to tc that it was the 1959 portrait that inspired this story line in the crown s second season.

Princess margaret getting her royal portrait at the palace in the crown left and princess margarets real portrait right. In reality this is the 29th birthday portrait of margaret taken by antony armstrong jones in 1959. Her life changed dramatically at the age of six when her paternal uncle king edward viii abdicated to marry.