Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Ralph Simons (Symons) NPG 7021

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Unknown English artist

Simons is depicted at bust length, holding a pair of dividers in his right hand. These take the form of a dagger when closed and would have been used for marking measurements on the ground rather than drawing; surviving Italian examples can be found in the Wallace Collection and the Museo Galileo. Simons wears a brown leather jerkin with embroidered detailing and decorative tabs at the sleeves, and a figure of eight ruff; blackwork stitching is visible on his cuffs. The clothes are simple in... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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