Princess Mary, George and Gerald Lascelles Country Life Magazine Portrait Augst 27 1927

Princess Mary, George Lascelles and Gerald Lascelles Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, August 27 1927. LXII No. 1597

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of H.R.H. Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles, with her sons, the Hon. George Lascelles and the Hon. Gerald Lascelles.

• Princess Mary: The only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, she was later granted the title Princess Royal in 1932.
• George Lascelles (born 1923): The elder son, who later became the 7th Earl of Harewood.
• Gerald Lascelles (born 1924): The younger son.
• Photographer: The portrait was produced by Speaight Ltd., a well-known London studio at 157 New Bond Street, led by court photographer Richard N. Speaight.

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.