Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings NPG 837

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by James Atkinson

An Irish army officer and politician, Hastings was widely commended for his bravery during the American War of Independence (1775-83). On his return to Ireland in 1781, he was captured by the French army but was soon after released in Paris in a prisoner exchange. After returning to Britain, Hastings became the close friend of the Prince Regent and a supporter of Irish Catholic relief. In 1812, he was appointed governor-general of India but resigned nine years later due to his implication in a... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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

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