Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

'Derby & Joan or the platonic lovers, a farce' (Elizabeth, Countess of Derby; Edward Smith Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby) NPG D9306

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by and published by Robert Dighton

Called the Queen of Comedy by Horace Walpole, Elizabeth Farren was the star of Drury Lane for 20 years until her marriage to the 12th Earl of Derby in 1797. Noted for her vivacity and style, she took leading roles in plays by Colman, Sheridan and other contemporary authors.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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