Mrs Philip Henderson nee Rachel Madeleine Hope-Vere Country Life Magazine Portrait September 5 1925

Mrs Philip Henderson nee Rachel Madeleine Hope-Vere, with sons David Henderson and Alistair Henderson Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, September 5 1925. LVIII No. 1496

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of the Hon. Mrs. Philip Henderson with her two elder sons. Mrs. Henderson, who is a daughter of Mr. J C. Hope-Vere, was married to Major the Hon. Philip Henderson, third son of Lord Faringdon, in 1908.

• Marriage: She married Major the Hon. Philip Henderson on July 20, 1908, the third son of Alexander Henderson, 1st Baron Faringdon, a distinguished military officer who later served in the Tank Corps.
• Children: The couple had four sons:
  • Philip Anthony Henderson (1910–1919): The eldest son, who tragically died in childhood at the age of eight.
  • David Hope Henderson (1912–1977): One of the two elder sons featured in the 1925 portrait.
  • Alistair Philip Henderson (born 1919): Also depicted in the portrait; he later served as a Lieutenant in the Black Watch during the Second World War.
  • Ralph Alexander Henderson (born 1923): The youngest son, educated at Eton and Cambridge, who later entered the diplomatic service, serving as a 3rd Secretary in Lisbon.
• Family Life: At the time of this 1925 Country Life feature, the two elder surviving sons, David and Alistair, were those depicted in the portrait, reflecting the family’s position within British society and their close ties to the aristocracy.

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.