Lady Anne Wellesley Country Life Magazine Portrait May 17 1930

Lady Anne Wellesley Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, May 17 1930. LXVII No. 1739

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of Lady Anne Wellesley, a member of one of Britain’s most distinguished aristocratic families.

• Identity: Lady Anne Wellesley (1910–1998), the only daughter of Arthur Wellesley, then Marquess of Douro (later 5th Duke of Wellington), and Lilian Maud Glen Coats, Marchioness of Douro.
• Family Legacy: She belonged to the historic Wellesley family, descendants of the famed Duke of Wellington, one of Britain’s most celebrated military figures.
• Title: Following the death of her brother in 1943, she succeeded in her own right as the 7th Duchess of Ciudad Rodrigo, a rare example of a hereditary title passing to a female heir.
• Marriage: In March 1933, she married the Hon. David Reginald Rhys, younger son of the 7th Baron Dynevor. The couple had two children before divorcing in 1963.
• Later Life: Lady Anne remained a prominent society figure, frequently photographed during the interwar years, including portraits by notable photographers such as Madame Yevonde.

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.