Countess of Harrington Country Life Magazine Portrait November 29 1930

The Countess of Harrington, Margaret Trelawney Williams Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, November 29 1930. LXVIII No. 1767

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of The Countess of Harrington, noted for her prominent role in British country life.

• Identity: Margaret Trelawney Williams (c. 1891–1952), Countess of Harrington.
• Marriage: She married Dudley Stanhope, 9th Earl of Harrington, in 1919, becoming his second wife.
• Master of Foxhounds: Following her husband’s death in 1928 after a hunting accident, she assumed the role of Master of Foxhounds (M.F.H.) for the Harrington Hounds.
• Significance: Her leadership of the hunt was notable, as it was relatively rare for a woman to hold such a prominent position in the hunting world at that time.
• Reputation: She became a respected figure within equestrian and country sporting circles, continuing the traditions associated with her late husband’s role.

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.