Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('Dame Partington and the Ocean (of Reform)') NPG D41098

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean

The most famous soldier and statesman of his day, Wellington's early victories were in India and the Spanish Peninsula. In 1815, he was hailed as the man who achieved peace in Europe when he led the campaign to defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. He later became leader of the Tory party and, as Prime Minister, from 1828-1830, he carried an important, if controversial, act that allowed Catholic emancipation in Britain. However, he was vigorously opposed to the recasting of electoral boroughs... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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