Merrell

The Crown in Focus Two Centuries of Royal Photography

By Claudia Acott Williams and foreword by David Cannadine

The Crown in Focus traces the remarkable relationship between the British Royal Family and photography over the course of nearly 200 years, from Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s enthusiastic adoption of the emerging technology in the mid-19th century to the use of Instagram by the modern monarchy. Featuring iconic formal portraits alongside little-known pictures from private collections, this captivating book explores how each new development of the medium has been embraced to record royal life.

ISBN: 9781858946863

£29.95 hb