Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir Edward Barnes NPG D23482

© National Portrait Gallery, London

after John Wood

Barnes entered the army as an Ensign in the 47th Regiment in 1792. Promoted repeatedly, by 1813 he had become a Major General. He served on Wellington's staff in the Peninsular War from 1812, commanding a brigade in various battles. He also fought, and was severely wounded, at Waterloo in 1815. Barnes's promotions continued after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo and by 1820 he was Colonel of the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, before being made Lieutenant General in 1825. That year he was appointed... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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