Samuel Richardson Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Samuel Richardson NPG 6435
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by Mason Chamberlin
Painted for Richardson's friend, Arthur Onslow, Speaker of the House of Commons. The portrait was described as a 'speaking likeness' by Thomas Edwards, another friend and shows Richardson in a characteristic pose, writing 'upon a little board . . . held in his hand'. In the background is a bust of Milton whose works Richardson much admired.
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










