Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne NPG x85785

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Alexander Bassano

Lansdowne is unusual for having held senior positions in both Liberal Party and Conservative Party governments. He entered the House of Lords as a member of the Liberal Party in 1866 and served in various positions before being appointed Governor-General of Canada in 1883. From there, in 1888, he proceeded almost directly to India as Viceroy; he remained in Calcutta until 1894. Upon his return, he aligned himself with the Conservative Party. As British Foreign Secretary, he signed the 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance and negotiated the... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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