In 1914, when Dorothy Wilding was 21, she left her home in Gloucester for London, never imagining she would one day be a photographer who captured Queen Elizabeth for the nation’s postage stamps. Wilding’s plan was to be an actress or an artist. Her uncle, however, insisted that a life onstage or in a garret was unsuitable for a young lady. She began studying photography with Marian Nielson and then opened up a studio close by, on Bond Street. In 1929, having shot a portrait of the 26-year-old Prince George, Wilding soon became the go-to photographer for British royals and high society. Her iconic portraits of Cecil Beaton, Vivien Leigh, Tallulah Bankhead, Wallis Simpson, and more are on view in this exhibition, alongside books, magazines, coins, and stamps. —Elena Clavarino