Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (The Jockey') NPG D40953

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean

Fifth son of George III, Ernest Augustus served in the English and Hanoverian armies during the war with France. He was created Duke of Cumberland in 1799. He entered the House of Lords as an ardent Tory who opposed Catholic emancipation and the Reform Act. His repressive politics and private influence over the Prince Regent, made the Duke the subject of much popular resentment. In 1810, amid rumours of incest and the murder of his valet, he suffered an assassination attempt. When ... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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