The Rival Quixotes (John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham; Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux) Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
The Rival Quixotes (John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham; Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux) NPG D41508
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
Entered Parliament as an MP in 1813. In 1816 he married Louisa Grey, daughter of Earl Grey. He was appointed Lord Privy Seal in Grey's cabinet in 1830, and helped draft the Reform Bill two years later. In 1833, Lambton resigned from the Cabinet after a series of bereavements; he was raised to the House of Lords later that year. In 1837, he became Governor in Chief of British North America and was sent to Canada to investigate rebellions there. His report recommended... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










