Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

John Francis Bentley NPG 4479

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by William Christian Symons

An English ecclesiastical architect, most famous for the design of Westminster Cathedral. He established an architectural practice in London in 1862. In 1868 he designed the seminary of St Thomas at Hammersmith (built 1876-88, now known as the convent of the Sacred Heart), considered one of his best works. Bentley built several other churches before, in 1894, being commissioned by Cardinal Vaughan to design the Roman Catholic cathedral of Westminster. He persuaded the cardinal that the design should be Byzantine. Having travelled to Italy... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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