Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Madame Wellington Koo (née Hui-lan Oei) with Yu-chang Koo NPG x45435

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Oscar Hardee (Oscar Hardee Blyfield), for H. Walter Barnett

Born 'Hui-Lan' meaning 'meteor heavenly orchid' in recognition of the sighting of one at the time of her birth. In early 1921, her husband Vi Kyuin Wellington Koo was appointed the Chinese Minister to Great Britain and they lived in London until June 1946, divorcing shortly after the Second World War. Vogue saluted Madame Koo as a 'citizen of the world' for her enlightened approach to promoting goodwill between East and West. In addition to posing for photographer Hoppé, she was also painted by... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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