Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Mary Anne Clarke (née Thompson) NPG 2793

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Adam Buck

Mary Anne Clarke is best remembered for her central role in the 1809 scandal involving the sale of army commissions which forced the Duke of York's resignation as army commander-in-chief. In this miniature on ivory she appears as the Duke's mistress and her shapely form and pale skin are shown to advantage by a thin muslin gown. The Neo-classical style - which the artist Adam Buck helped to popularise - was at the height of fashion by 1803 and had become increasingly revealing. Moralists... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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