Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Matthew Boulton NPG D771

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after Carl Fredrik von Breda

Birmingham industrialist and entrepreneur, called 'the first manufacturer in England' by Josiah Wedgwood. He was the founder of the Soho Works in Birmingham in 1762, known for its high quality ornamental objects. In 1775 Boulton entered into partnership with the Scottish engineer James Watt who invented the steam engine; he supplied machinery for the new Mint on Tower Hill in 1805. Boulton also designed for the commercial art market, devising ormolu (gilt brass) mounts for the English potter Josiah Wedgwood's decorative wares. Both... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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