{"product_id":"miss-venetia-taylor-country-life-magazine-portrait-december-18-1926","title":"Miss Venetia Taylor Country Life Magazine Portrait December 18 1926","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eMiss Venetia Taylor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCountry Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece\u003c\/span\u003e, December 18 1926. LX No. 1561\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"285\" data-start=\"84\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe featured\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e frontispiece this week is a portrait of Miss Venetia Taylor, daughter of Captain and Mrs. J. V. Taylor. Miss Taylor's marriage to the Earl of Cottenham is to take place in January.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAQQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"dF3vjf\"\u003e\u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eBride:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSybil Venetia Taylor (known as Venetia), daughter of Captain John Vickris Taylor and Sybil Mary Hopkinson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAQQAQ\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"dF3vjf\"\u003e\u003cspan aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eGroom:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMark Everard Pepys, 6th Earl of Cottenham (1903–1943). He was a well-known racing driver and later an MI5 officer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAQQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"dF3vjf\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-subtree=\"aimfl\"\u003eSybil Venetia Taylor and Mark Everard Pepys, the 6th Earl of Cottenham, had\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003etwo daughters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e before their divorce in 1939\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAEIAxAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"dF3vjf\"\u003e\u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eLady Rose Edith Idina Pepys\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1927–2021)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAEIAxAB\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"dF3vjf\"\u003e\u003cspan aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eLady Paulina Mary Louise Pepys\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1930–2017)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAQQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"dF3vjf\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe couple eventually divorced in 1939. Venetia Taylor subsequently married Charles Christopher Courtenay, the 17th Earl of Devon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAQQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"dF3vjf\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter their marriage ended, Venetia Taylor married Charles Christopher Courtenay, the 17th Earl of Devon. With him, she had two more children: \u003cstrong data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eLady Katherine Felicity Courtenay\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eHugh Rupert Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAQQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"dF3vjf\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e6th Earl of Cottenham\u003c\/strong\u003e died in 1943 without a male heir (referred to in peerage terms as \"without male issue\"), so the title of Earl of Cottenham passed to his younger brother, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Digby Thomas Pepys\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Old Map Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52244160381221,"sku":"CL-2936","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/Venetia-Taylor-Country-Life-Frontispiece-1926.jpg?v=1776576827","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/products\/miss-venetia-taylor-country-life-magazine-portrait-december-18-1926","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}