Cecil Beaton (British, 1904-1980) Costume Design for a Woman at the Races from The Young Mr Pitt signed and inscribed 'BEATON/woman at races' (lower left), stamped with Cecil Beaton Studio Sale stamp (lower right) watercolour, pencil and coloured pencil on paper 37.5 x 28cm (14 3/4 x 11in). Footnotes: Provenance Sale; Bonhams, London, 15 July 2008, lot 173, where acquired by the present owner Private Collection, U.K. The present lot is a costume design for the 1942 film, The Young Mr Pitt, directed by Carol Reed. The black-and-white biographical film starred Robert Donat as Mr Pitt, John Mills as William Wiberforce and Margot Vyner as the Duchess of Devonshire. Produced during the Second World War, the film traces the life of William Pitt the Younger and his struggle against revolutionary France and Napoleon during the late 1700s. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing