Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

George Bubb Dodington, Baron Melcombe NPG D5245

© National Portrait Gallery, London

after Unknown artist

Dodington inherited his uncle's estate in 1720, which left him very wealthy. He became a friend of Frederick, Prince of Wales, who took advantage of him to obtain loans to clear debts. Frederick promised him a peerage but died before acceding to the throne. Dodington entered Parliament as a Whig MP in 1722. He was appointed by the prime minister, Robert Walpole, as a Lord Commissioner at the Treasury Board. By 1740 however, relations soured and he was dismissed. He finally achieved his... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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