The Earl of Harewood, Henry Lascelles Country Life Magazine Portrait February 22 1930

Henry Lascelles, The Earl of Harewood Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, February 22 1930. LXVII No. 1727

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood, shown in his role as a leading figure in British hunting society.

• The Subject: Henry Lascelles (1882–1947), the 6th Earl of Harewood, a prominent aristocrat and landowner.
• Sporting Role: He served as Master of the Bramham Moor Hounds, one of the oldest and most respected fox hunts in England.
• The Companion: The young boy pictured beside him is his eldest son, George Lascelles, then Viscount Lascelles, who later became the 7th Earl of Harewood.
• Royal Connection: The Earl of Harewood was married to Princess Mary, the Princess Royal and daughter of King George V, placing the family firmly within the royal circle.
• Social Context: Portraits such as this reflect the importance of hunting and country pursuits within aristocratic life during the interwar period.

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.