Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury NPG x27769

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Herbert Rose Barraud

Born into an established banking family, he served as its head from 1865 until his death. He also had a lifelong enthusiasm for natural history, receiving informal instruction from Charles Darwin, a friend and neighbour. Lubbock became a leading scientific writer, furthering Darwin's theory of natural selection in publications including Pre-Historic Times as Illustrated by Ancient Remains and The Origins & Metamorphosis of Insects and British Wild Flowers. Elected Liberal MP for Maidstone, he became famous for the Bank Holiday Bill of 1871, creating... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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