Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne NPG D10718

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by William Henry Egleton, after Sir Thomas Lawrence

A Whig politician who won universal popularity for his charm and moderation, Petty-Fitzmaurice entered Parliament in 1802. His first office, aged twenty-five, was as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the coalition 'Ministry of All the Talents'. On nearly doubling property tax, he gained a reputation for high moral principles and sympathy with the oppressed. During the Whigs' long years in opposition, he championed various causes; anti-slavery, Catholic emancipation and law reform. In 1826-8 he led a faction of 'Canningite' Tories and served as Home... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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