Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne NPG D17331

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Henry Bone, after Sir Joshua Reynolds

Petty, who was styled Viscount Fitzmaurice, entered the Army after university and served in the Seven Years' War. In 1760, he was promoted colonel and appointed aide-de-camp to King George III. That year he was elected to Parliament for the borough of Chipping Wycombe. Before he could take his seat, his father died and he entered the House of Lords. He served in senior offices including First Lord of Trade and Home Secretary. In 1782 he was appointed Prime Minister on the death... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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