Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham NPG 3840

© National Portrait Gallery, London

attributed to William Larkin, and studio of William Larkin

Handsome and ambitious, Villiers was the most notorious of James I's favourites. From humble beginnings as cupbearer in the royal household, he rose with astonishing speed through the ranks of the aristocracy, becoming Duke of Buckingham in 1623. As one of the king's leading ministers, some of his administration was effective, but he was widely regarded as corrupt and extravagant. Villiers exercised great influence over both James I and his son Charles I, though was generally regarded with suspicion and dislike by the... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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