Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir Theodore Martin NPG x9154

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co

Trained in the law, Martin practised as a solicitor in Edinburgh from 1840 to 1845, after which he became head of law firm Martin and Leslie in London. His first contribution to literature was the humorous Bon Gaultier Ballads, written with W.E. Aytoun. These were humorous poems and dialogues, parodying the leading verse of the day. The volume achieved immense popularity and ran to sixteen editions. He also worked on translations including Dante's Vita Nuova and Friedrich Schiller's Wilhelm Tell. Martin is probably best... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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