Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

James Hannen, Baron Hannen ('Judges, No. 21.') NPG D44382

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Sir Leslie Ward

Called to the Bar in 1848, Hannen joined the home circuit, where his rise was rapid. He attempted to enter political life in 1865, when he stood as a Liberal candidate, but was defeated; he never tried again. He would in any case have found it difficult to combine a serious political career with the demands of what had become a huge practice, particularly in mercantile and insurance law. He was promoted several times, and by 1875 had become president of the Probate and Admiralty... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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