Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

James Jefferys NPG 4669

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by James Jefferys

Jefferys's self-portrait depicts him gazing into the distance, his forehead furrowed in concentration. He holds a 'porte crayon', used for holding chalk, and his hand rests on his unfinished drawing which depicts a biblical scene, The Massacre of the Innocents. The books, labelled Spencer, Homer, Milton and Nature, present his talent as rooted in the study of history, the classics, poetry and observation. This image not only promotes Jefferys as an artist but also celebrates drawing by using it to symbolise artistic inspiration.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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