Miss Sophia Akroyd Country Life Magazine Portrait April 15 2004

Miss Sophia Akroyd Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, April 15, 2004. CXCVIII No. 16

Miss Sophia Akroyd - Sophia, aged 19, is the daughter of Mr Mark Akroyd, of Redcliffe Square, SW10, and of Mrs Christian Dangerfield, of Clater Park, Bringsty, Worcestershire. Educated at Francis Holland and Wellington, she is now in her first year reading history at the University of Newcastle. Sophia is the third generation of her family to appear as the COUNTRY LIFE frontispiece: her aunt, Mrs Sara Fillery (née Akroyd), appeared on her engagement on October 22, 1981, and her grandmother, Mrs Geoffrey Akroyd (née Berens), as a debutante on June 13, 1952.

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 12.5 x 9 inches (32 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. The reverse side contains unrelated printed text, as issued.

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.