Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir (Horatio) Gilbert George Parker, 1st Bt ('Men of the Day. No. 1177. "The Member for Greater Britain."') NPG D45491

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Sir Leslie Ward

Canadian-born Gilbert Parker began his career as a teacher in Ontario. After several years travelling he moved to Britain and began writing. His first book, Pierre and his People: Tales of the Far North, was published in 1892. Many novels followed, the most successful of which was The Seats of the Mighty (1896), a story based on the British capture of Quebec. A strong belief in Imperialism led Parker to stand as an MP. He was elected to Parliament in 1900, where he actively promoted... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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