Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Horace Smith NPG 2200

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Unknown artist

Best known for his participation in a sonnet-writing competition with Percy Shelley. Smith, a stockbroker, first came to public attention in 1812 when he and his brother produced a book parodying the most popular poets of the day. The book was a huge hit, and went through seven editions within three months. In 1818 Shelley and Smith, who were good friends, entered a competition run by The Examiner to write a sonnet inspired by the figure of Ramesses II in the British Museum. Shelley's... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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