Prince Charles
1975
“I had the pleasure of photographing Prince Charles with his parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, when he was three, but was happy to make an official portrait again when he was 26.
Yousuf Karsh, master photographer of the 20th century
1975
“I had the pleasure of photographing Prince Charles with his parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, when he was three, but was happy to make an official portrait again when he was 26.
During his career he held 15,312 sittings, produced over 370,000 negatives, and left an indelible artistic and historic record of the men and women who shaped the twentieth century.
Yousuf Karsh’s (1908-2002) extraordinary and unique body of work presents the viewer with an intimate and compassionate view of humanity.
The Bank of England chose Winston Churchill by Yousuf Karsh to appear on the front of its all-new polymer banknote, now in circulation across the UK.
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