Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn NPG D9933

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by James Sayers, published by James Bretherton

Erskine joined the Army in around 1778, but the first part of his career was spent as a politician. He entered Parliament as an MP in 1782, and swiftly made a reputation for himself in the House of Commons as a forceful speaker in Opposition. From 1792, Erskine turned his attention more actively to soldiering. He served in the Mediterranean and went on to become commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean. Erskine (by now Lord Roskine) was sent on a mission to Lisbon in 1805 to report... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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