Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis NPG 4316

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by John Smart

As an experienced general and statesman, Cornwallis was appointed Viceroy of Ireland in 1798 as rebellion swept through the country. He advocated punishment of the ringleaders while sparing their followers. In the aftermath he sought to curb Irish political corruption though his administration used extensive bribery to force through the Act of Union (1801). When it became clear that the political rights promised to Catholics as part of the union settlement would not be conceded, Cornwallis resigned in disapproval.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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