Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir Frederic Cavendish Ponsonby NPG 1914(10)

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Thomas Heaphy

Ponsonby was a cavalry officer serving on Wellington's staff. It was he who brought to Wellington the news of Napoleon's abdication in 1814. 'You don't say so, upon my honour! Hurrah!' exclaimed the normally restrained duke, spinning round and snapping his fingers. At Waterloo, Ponsonby commanded the 12th Light Dragoons, charged with his regiment, was wounded several times and ridden over then lay out all night, but survived to become a distinguished general.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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