Duchess of York and Princess Elizabeth Country Life Magazine Portrait August 16 1930

The Duchess of York and Princess Elizabeth Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, August 16 1930. LXVIII No. 1752

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of The Duchess of York with her young daughter, Princess Elizabeth.

• The Subjects: The Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) holding Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II).
• Age: Princess Elizabeth was just under four years old at the time this portrait was published.
• The Photographer: The image was taken by Marcus Adams, a renowned British society photographer celebrated for his distinguished portraits, particularly of children.
• Royal Context: Portraits such as this captured intimate moments of royal family life, contributing to the public’s enduring fascination with the young princess who would later become one of Britain’s longest-reigning monarchs.

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.