Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

George Carew, Earl of Totnes NPG D6968

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Robert van Voerst

George Carew was a soldier, administrator, and antiquary noted for his service in Ireland during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Having served in Ireland from 1574, in 1586 he was appointed master of the ordnance in Ireland. He went on to become lieutenant general of the ordnance in England in 1592. In 1600 Carew was appointed president of the province of Munster, where he won the admiration of Elizabeth for his suppression of the Irish rebels under Hugh O'Neill. After the accession of... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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