Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts NPG D39788

© National Portrait Gallery, London

published by The Medici Society Ltd, after George Frederic Watts

Roberts was born in Cawnpore, India and served much of his military career there. He rose to Major-General during the Afghan war, 1878-80, and Commander-in-Chief in India, 1885-93. He enjoyed enormous popularity at home, which was much enhanced by his decisive command in the Second Boer War, 1900. He returned to England on being appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British army, 1900-04, but found himself in disagreement with government defence policy. He spent his remaining years warning against the German threat and arguing the case for... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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