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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Amended Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of Getty Images, Inc. of our report dated March 30, 2000
relating to the consolidated financial statements of Getty Images, Inc. and its
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and for the year then ended. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Independent Accountants" in
such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers
London
August 8, 2000



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