Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

King Charles I NPG 6357

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Unknown artist

When this unusual portrait was offered by an art dealer in 1996, the Gallery already owned ten painted portraits of King Charles I (1600-49), and over 200 printed images. The portrait was nevertheless considered a valuable addition to the Collection as it gives a fascinating insight into seventeenth-century history and visual culture.
The oil on copper miniature of the king is accompanied by a set of 17 overlays made from a transparent glass-like material called mica. These can be laid over the miniature in... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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