Earl of Balfour Country Life Magazine Portrait August 4 1928

Earl of Balfour, Arthur James Balfour Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, August 4 1928. LXIV No. 1646

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of Arthur James Balfour, Earl of Balfour, published to mark his eightieth birthday.

• Identity: Arthur Balfour (1848–1930) was a leading British Conservative statesman.
• Prime Minister: He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905.
• Recognition: An appreciation of his life and service to the nation was written by Lord Riddell.
• 80th Birthday: In 1928, he celebrated his eightieth birthday and was presented with a Rolls-Royce by members of both Houses of Parliament.

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.