Duke of Beaufort, Henry Somerset Country Life Magazine Portrait November 19 1927

The Duke of Beaufort, Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, November 19 1927. LXII No. 1609

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort (1900–1984), shown with his hounds. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest fox-hunters of the twentieth century and served as Master of the Beaufort Hunt for 60 years, earning the nickname “Master”.

• Title: 10th Duke of Beaufort, a leading figure in British hunting society.
• Beaufort Hunt: He served as Master for six decades and became synonymous with the traditions of the hunt.
• Marriage: He married Lady Mary Cambridge (born Princess Mary of Teck) on June 14, 1923, at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster.
• Royal Connection: Lady Mary was a niece of Queen Mary and a first cousin of King Edward VIII and King George VI.
• Family: The couple had no children, and upon his death in 1984 the dukedom passed to his second cousin, David Somerset.
• Shared Interests: Both were keen equestrians and were affectionately known within the Beaufort Hunt as “Master and Mary”.

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.