Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester NPG 36

© National Portrait Gallery, London

studio of Sir Peter Lely

When this portrait was bought in May 1858 from the art dealer Henry Graves, it was believed to represent the most famous woman of the Restoration period, the actress and mistress to King Charles II, Nell Gwyn (1651?–1687). However, in 1947 a print from the same period identified as ‘Madame Katherine Sidley’ was observed to be very similar to the painting. This convinced the Gallery to re-identify the oil portrait as that of Catharine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester (1657–1717), mistress to King James II. ... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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