Lord Daresbury, Gilbert Greenall Country Life Magazine Portrait July 16 1927

Lord Daresbury, Gilbert Greenall Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, July 16 1927. LXII No. 1591

The featured frontispiece this week shows Lord Daresbury, better known to agriculturists as Sir Gilbert Greenall, pictured at the Royal Show, where he served as an honorary director.

• Peerage: He was created Baron Daresbury of Walton on June 21, 1927, by King George V.
• Previous Title: Prior to this, he was known as Sir Gilbert Greenall, 2nd Baronet.
• Agricultural Work: He was highly regarded as a breeder of livestock, particularly pigs and horses, and played an important role in the Royal Agricultural Society.
• Family Business: His family wealth stemmed from Greenall’s Brewery, founded in 1762.
• Other Roles: He served as High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1907 and was Master of the Belvoir Hunt for sixteen years.

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.