Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Unknown woman, formerly known as Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby NPG 1488

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Unknown artist

When the Gallery purchased this painting in 1908, very little was known of its history but it was thought to be the only portrait of Henry VII’s mother painted from life, in around 1475. The Gallery’s director, Lionel Cust made much of it as a rare and important example of early English portraiture.
The Gallery’s earliest record of the portrait dates from 1883 when it was purchased by Lord Powerscourt. He invited the first director, George Scharf to view it, but Scharf was not convinced... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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