Princess Mary Country Life Magazine Portrait January 26 1929

H.R.H. Princess Mary Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, January 26 1929. LXV No. 1671

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of H.R.H. Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood.

• Identity: Princess Mary (1897–1965), the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, and later known as the Princess Royal.
• The Incident: The caption refers to a recent fall while riding. Despite this, she quickly returned to the saddle, demonstrating her reputation as a skilled and determined horsewoman.
• Equestrian Life: She resumed hunting with the Bramham Moor Foxhounds, one of England’s oldest and most established hunts, based in West Yorkshire.
• Family Connection: Her husband, Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood, was at the time Master of the Bramham Moor Hunt.
• Reputation: Princess Mary was widely admired for her active public life, including her involvement in equestrian pursuits and charitable work.

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.