Angela Pearson and Lord Cowdray Country Life Magazine Portrait August 30 1930

Angela Pearson and Lord Cowdray Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, August 30 1930. LXVIII No. 1754

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of Lord Cowdray with his daughter, Angela, published to mark her recent marriage.

• The Subjects: Lord Cowdray (Harold Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray) with his third daughter, Angela Pearson (1910–1981).
• The Marriage: Angela’s marriage to Mr. George Anthony Murray, only son of Sir Evelyn and Lady Murray, had just taken place.
• The Bride: Angela Pearson was known in society circles as an accomplished sportswoman, particularly noted for her enthusiasm for polo.
• The Groom: George Anthony Murray (1907–1945), the son of Sir George Evelyn Pemberton Murray, a senior civil servant, and Muriel Mildred Elizabeth Beresford-Hope.
• Family Legacy: Their eldest son, George Iain Murray, later became the 10th Duke of Atholl in 1957.

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.