{"product_id":"lady-finola-somers-nee-meeking-country-life-magazine-portrait-april-10-1926","title":"Lady Finola Somers nee Meeking Country Life Magazine Portrait April 10 1926","description":"\u003cp\u003eLady Finola Somers nee Meeking Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, April 10 1926. LIX No. 1527\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eLady Somers\u003c\/strong\u003e, wife of the newly appointed Governor of Victoria. Lady Somers, daughter of the late Captain Bertram Meeking, married the 6th Lord Somers in 1921 and had a young daughter born in 1922.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLady Finola Somers\u003c\/strong\u003e, born Finola Meeking in 1896, was the daughter of Captain Bertram Meeking of the 10th Hussars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarriage:\u003c\/strong\u003e She married \u003cstrong\u003eArthur Herbert Tennyson Cocks\u003c\/strong\u003e, 6th Lord Somers, in 1921.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRole in Victoria:\u003c\/strong\u003e Her husband served as Governor of Victoria from 1926 to 1931. During their time in Melbourne, Lady Somers was active in supporting women’s organisations and charitable work, including visits to the Tweddle Baby Hospital.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e The couple had one daughter, \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Somers\u003c\/strong\u003e (Hon. Violet Elizabeth Somers Cocks), born in May 1922.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArrival in Australia:\u003c\/strong\u003e She accompanied her parents to Melbourne in 1926 at the age of three and was welcomed by a guard of honour formed by schoolchildren.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarriage:\u003c\/strong\u003e On March 12, 1947, Elizabeth married \u003cstrong\u003eMajor Simon Buxton\u003c\/strong\u003e, second son of Captain Bernard Buxton.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegacy:\u003c\/strong\u003e The family name lives on through the \u003cstrong\u003eLord and Lady Somers Camps\u003c\/strong\u003e, youth leadership programmes in Victoria that continue to operate today.\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":52226326429989,"sku":"CL-2923","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/Lady-Finola-Somers-Country-Life-Frontispiece-1926.jpg?v=1776379899","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-je\/products\/lady-finola-somers-nee-meeking-country-life-magazine-portrait-april-10-1926","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}