How Bert Hardy Photographed the Queen's Visit to Paris
- Made:
- 20 April 1957 in Paris
- maker:
- Bert Hardy
Contact sheet by Bert Hardy, printed in 1985. Image shows how Hardy produced the panoramic photo of Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Paris Opera in 1957. Hardy had no wide-angle lens, so he took consecutive photographs of different sections of the scene. These separate shots were joined up in a jigsaw to create the picture below. Originally published in Picture Post, April 20, 1957.
Photographer's stamp on verso.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Object Number:
- 1991-5065/20
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 188 mm x 295 mm
- type:
- photograph
- credit:
- National Science and Media Museum, Bradford
