Queen Mary Country Life Magazine Portrait December 15 1928

Her Majesty Queen Mary Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, December 15 1928. LXIV No. 1665

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Mary, to whom the nation turned in sympathy during the illness of King George V.

• Historical Context: King George V fell critically ill in November 1928 with septicaemia following a lung infection.
• Queen Mary’s Role: During this period, Queen Mary undertook many public duties, including the opening of Spitalfields Market.
• National Concern: The King’s illness was a matter of great public anxiety, with the nation closely following his recovery.
• Recovery: King George V recuperated at Bognor on the Sussex coast, which was later renamed Bognor Regis in his honour.

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.