Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

John Astley NPG 6768

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Unknown Netherlandish artist

This painting is one of the earliest full-length portraits of a non-royal Briton. John Astley was in Italy between 1553 and 1555. This portrait appears to be by a Netherlandish artist and may have been painted during Astley's return from Italy or by a Netherlandish artist working in England towards the end of 1555. Technical analysis proved that the inscription showing the date is authentic.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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