Queen Mary Country Life Magazine Portrait September 20 1930

Queen Mary Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, September 20 1930. LXVIII No. 1757

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Mary, consort of King George V.

• Identity: Queen Mary (1867–1953), the Queen consort of King George V and a central figure in the British Royal Family during the early 20th century.
• The Portrait: A striking full-length photographic study by Hay Wrightson, known for his refined and formal portrait work.
• Exhibition: The image was exhibited at the Annual Exhibition of British Photography held at the Suffolk Street Galleries at the time of publication.
• Royal Context: Queen Mary was widely admired for her sense of duty, composure, and influence on royal tradition, helping shape the modern image of the British monarchy.

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.