Cupid Taming the Elements (Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston) Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Cupid Taming the Elements (Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston) NPG D41568
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
Politician who served twice as Prime Minister. He was in government office almost continuously from 1807 until his death in 1865, beginning his parliamentary career as a Tory and concluding it as a Liberal. He served successively as: Secretary at War (1809-28); Foreign Secretary (1830-41 and 1846-51); Home Secretary (1853-5) and Prime Minister (1855-8 and 1859-65). He is best remembered for his direction of British foreign policy through a period when the United Kingdom was at the height of its colonial power. His vigorous... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










