Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Francis Milner Newton NPG D12089

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by William Daniell, after George Dance

Although Francis Newton worked as a professional portrait painter, his historical significance lies in the role he played in the formation and organisation of art institutions. He was involved in formulating the initial plans for a national academy of art, which culminated in 1760 in the first exhibition held by the artists of Great Britain in the gallery of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. A number of schisms between the artists involved led to the formation of a new society,... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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