Gered Mankowitz, The Yardbirds in London, 1966

Gelatin Silver Print

40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in) - Edition of 50

50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in) - Edition of 50

76.2 x 101.6 cm (30 x 40 in) - Edition of 24

127 x 134.6 cm (50 x 53 in) - Edition of 24

Hand-signed and Numbered by the artist

English rock band The Yardbirds are captured outside Mankowitz's Ormond Yard Studio during a photo session in London in 1966.  The band kickstarted the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists, Eric Clapton, who left the band in 1965, his replacement Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck, the latter two of which are pictured here. By a stroke of luck, this portrait also features the symbol of the British establishment striding past wearing his bowler hat, snapped between the legs of the singer Keith Relf.