Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

John Hough NPG 3685

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Simon Digby

The identification as Bishop Hough rests on the inscription on the reverse of the portrait as well as on comparison with other portraits by Digby and of the sitter. Simon Digby was the son of Essex Digby, Bishop of Dromore, Ireland. He became chaplain to the Earl of Ossory in 1668, Bishop of Limerick, 1678, and with the help of Bishop Hough, Bishop of Elphin in 1691. Richard Congreve, chaplain to Bishop Hough, noted that 'Dr Digby . . . drew one of the best... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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