The Duke of Norfolk Country Life Magazine Portrait April 12 1930

The Duke of Norfolk, Bernard Fitzalan-Howard Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, April 12 1930. LXVII No. 1734

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of The Duke of Norfolk participating in a prominent equestrian event of the period.

• The Subject: Bernard Fitzalan-Howard (1908–1975), the 16th Duke of Norfolk, one of Britain’s leading aristocrats and a central figure in national ceremonial life.
• The Event: The image captures him competing in the Royal Horse Guards Regimental Challenge Cup, reflecting his active involvement in equestrian sport.
• The Setting: The event took place at Hawthorn Hill, near Maidenhead in Berkshire, a well-known venue for steeplechasing and point-to-point racing in the early 20th century.
• Public Role: As Earl Marshal, a hereditary office he held for many decades, the Duke played a key role in organising major state ceremonies, including coronations.
• Sporting Life: Like many of his contemporaries, he was deeply engaged in horse racing and hunting, pursuits closely associated with the British 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.