SNOWDON, Lord.

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Photographs by Snowdon: First edition, a superb presentation copy, inscribed by Snowdon on the half-title to his favourite make-up artist Maggie Hunt, along with six autograph letters signed and four Christmas cards signed from Snowdon to Hunt.Snowdon inscribes, "To Darling Maggie, with the greatest admiration for your wonderful talent, charm & friendship. It's always such a great pleasure to work with you & it has been so over the many years. Tonnes of love, Tony 25th April 2000". The book was published to coincide with a retrospective exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. Hunt is credited in the acknowledgements.Hunt (born 1952) worked as a make-up artist for Snowdon from 1979 to 2009. Perhaps Hunt's most significant work was as the make-up artist for Snowdon's official engagement photographs of Charles and Diana on 26 March 1981. Snowdon's first letter is the day after: "Thank you so much very much for your wonderful contribution yesterday. The make-up was exactly right - soft & natural & understated which is always the hardest thing to achieve".The next letter, dated 23 January 1982, likely refers to the photographs of the Duke and Duchess of Kent: "Just a note to thank you for all the time and trouble & immeasurable talent you took on the sitting this week. As always it was lovely to work with you and if the pictures are any good it's entirely thanks to you". On 27 February 1985, he writes after the official portraits of of his wife Lucy and of Sarah Armstrong Jon

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