Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Anne of Cleves NPG D42237

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Hans Holbein the Younger

Outliving all of Henry VIII's wives, Anne of Cleves was the Queen of England for a brief six months, while married to the King. The wedding was encouraged by Thomas Cromwell and the House of Cleves, both seeking a strong alliance in Europe. Hans Holbein the Younger was sent to paint portraits of Anne and her sister for Henry's consideration, who came to consider the likeness poor and complain that she was plain and uneducated. Despite his resistance, the marriage went ahead... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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