Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough NPG 316a(79)

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey

Charles Long was a Tory statesman. The personal friend of William Pitt, he held various offices from 1806 until 1826, when he was created a peer. Long inherited much of his wealth from his father and grandfather who were both merchants in the West Indies slave trade. In retirement he used his wealth to devote himself to the arts, acquiring a considerable collection of pictures and sculpture. Long was an acknowledged connoisseur and a friend of George IV whose taste he influenced in... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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