Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster NPG 316a(61)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
Elected as an MP in 1788, he supported the Whigs and took an active part in public affairs. He voted for the Reform Bill and was a member of the Anti-Corn Law League. On his father's death in 1802 he became 2nd Earl Grosvenor. In 1826, having obtained special powers by Act of Parliament, he began to develop the parts of his London estate that were to become Belgravia and Pimlico. This urban development made the family one of the richest in... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










