Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Opening of the Ondaatje Wing, National Portrait Gallery, in the Presence of Queen Elizabeth II, 4 May 2000 NPG 6601

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by John Stanton Ward

Painted to commemorate the Royal opening of the Ondaatje Wing, this oil sketch continues the tradition of the Gallery commissioning paintings to record the architectural development of the building. HM the Queen is depicted presenting her speech in the main hall. Working on the painting in situ, Ward has paid close attention to the feeling of space and light created by Dixon and Jones. The artist's passion for drawing buildings grew out of his first visit to Italy as a young man. After studying at... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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