Duke of Beaufort Country Life Magazine Portrait January 12 1929

The Duke of Beaufort, Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, January 12 1929. LXV No. 1669

The featured frontispiece this week is a new portrait of The Duke of Beaufort, M.F.H., taken at Badminton, the historic seat of the Beaufort family.

• Identity: Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset (1900–1984), the 10th Duke of Beaufort, who had succeeded to the title in 1924.
• Master of Foxhounds: He served as Master of the Beaufort Hounds (M.F.H.), a role traditionally held by the Dukes of Beaufort, with hounds kept at Badminton for generations.
• Reputation: By 1929, he was already establishing himself as one of the foremost authorities on fox hunting and equestrian sport in Britain, earning the nickname “Master”.
• Beaufort Hunt: The Beaufort Hunt was one of the most prestigious in England, deeply associated with the family’s long-standing sporting traditions.
• Social Context: This portrait served as a formal introduction of the young Duke to Country Life readers in his role as a leading figure in British country sport and aristocratic life.

This is an authentic original page from Country Life magazine, part of the iconic series often affectionately referred to as the “Girls in Pearls” portraits — elegant society images that captured a distinctive era of British publishing and portraiture.

Size: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)

Condition: Very good for its age. As with all vintage magazine pages, light signs of handling or minor age-related blemishes may be present. Please review the large photo carefully for full condition details.

This original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.