{"product_id":"duke-of-beaufort-country-life-magazine-portrait-november-15-1930","title":"Duke of Beaufort Country Life Magazine Portrait November 15 1930","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Duke of Beaufort, Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, November 15 1930. LXVIII No. 1765\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe featured frontispiece this week is a photograph of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Duke of Beaufort, M.F.H.\u003c\/strong\u003e, taken at a recent meet of the \u003cstrong\u003eBadminton Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdentity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset\u003c\/strong\u003e (1900–1984), the \u003cstrong\u003e10th Duke of Beaufort\u003c\/strong\u003e, widely regarded as one of the greatest fox-hunters of the twentieth century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaster of Foxhounds:\u003c\/strong\u003e He served as \u003cstrong\u003eMaster of the Beaufort Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e for an extraordinary 60 years, earning the enduring nickname \u003cstrong\u003e“Master”\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBadminton Hunt:\u003c\/strong\u003e Based at \u003cstrong\u003eBadminton House\u003c\/strong\u003e in Gloucestershire, this is one of the oldest and most prestigious foxhound packs in Britain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily Tradition:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Beaufort family’s association with hunting spans generations:\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5th Duke:\u003c\/strong\u003e Established the family’s focus on fox hunting in 1762.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e8th Duke:\u003c\/strong\u003e Authored influential works on hunting as part of the \u003cem\u003eBadminton Library\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10th Duke:\u003c\/strong\u003e Continued and expanded this legacy through his lifelong leadership of the hunt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWider Legacy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Beyond hunting, he served as \u003cstrong\u003eMaster of the Horse\u003c\/strong\u003e to the Royal Household for over four decades and later founded the renowned \u003cstrong\u003eBadminton Horse Trials\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1949.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSize: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Old Map Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197312069925,"sku":"CL-2841","price":530.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/Duke-of-Beaufort-Country-Life-Frontispiece-1930.jpg?v=1775625254","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-dk\/products\/duke-of-beaufort-country-life-magazine-portrait-november-15-1930","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}