William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester ('A View of Gloucester') Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester ('A View of Gloucester') NPG D47098
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester, was a member of the British royal family, great-grandson of George II. He entered the army with the rank of colonel the age of thirteen in 1789, and was rapidly promoted further through the ranks: he was made major-general at twenty, lieutenant-general in twenty-three, general at thirty-two, and field marshal by the time he was forty. In 1816, he married Princess Mary, his cousin, and the fourth daughter of George III. His rather comical appearance made... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










