Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

probably John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough NPG D31724

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Unknown artist

Ponsonby entered Parliament as Baron Duncannon in 1834. He served in several senior government posts including Home Secretary and Lord Privy Seal. He was also briefly Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under Lord John Russell. The Ponsonby family formed an integral part of the Whig political and social network and Duncannon was related to many of the leading figures who supported the Whig cause.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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