Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey NPG 2103a

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey

This informal drawing shows the sculptor, accompanied by his pets, suffering from mumps. Sent to friends, the Crampern family, in place of his customary visit, the letters on the bottles on the mantelpiece spell out the name of his doctor; Merryman. The drawing was made 'in his bachelor days', when Chantrey lived in relative poverty as he struggled for recognition. Chantrey married his cousin Mary Anne in 1809, and her dowry allowed him to set up independently as a sculptor.
On his death, Chantrey bequeathed... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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