Armenian Canadian Yousuf Karsh photographed Queen Elizabeth II five times between 1943 and 1987

Armenian Canadian Yousuf Karsh photographed Queen Elizabeth II five times between 1943 and 1987

World famous Armenian Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh photographed Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II  five times between 1943 and 1987, including the three powerful portraits on view—capturing her first as a warm, spontaneous princess and then later as the elegant queen she became, the British Embassy of Armenia writes in a Facebook post.

Yousuf Karsh has snapped portraits of some of the most iconic figures of the last century. His wide-ranging pool of subjects includes Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Joan Crawford, and Walt Disney.

by Yousuf Karsh, bromide print, 1951

by Yousuf Karsh, bromide print, 1951

by Yousuf Karsh, bromide print, 1951

by Yousuf Karsh, cibachrome print, 1966

by Yousuf Karsh, cibachrome print, 1966

by Yousuf Karsh, bromide print, 1966

by Yousuf Karsh, cibachrome print, 1984

by Yousuf Karsh, cibachrome print, 1984

by Yousuf Karsh, bromide print, 1943