Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

La Belle Alliance (Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult) NPG D41483

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean

Nicknamed both' farmer' and 'daddy' because of his ruddy, fair-haired, kindly countenance and generous nature, Hill was Wellington's most reliable subordinate officer and one of the leading generals under Wellington in the Peninsula, commanding the right wing at the Battle of Vittoria, 1813. He fought at Waterloo, 1815, where his brigade engaged the Imperial Guard at close quarters, his horse being killed under him. Unlike many others, he could be trusted with a key role on the battlefield or with a substantial independent command.... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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