Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker NPG 1567

© National Portrait Gallery, London

possibly after Sir Peter Lely

President of the Royal Society from 1662 to 1677, Brouncker was the most senior courtier in the Society. His loyalty during the Commonwealth was rewarded by Charles II with his appointment as Chancellor to Queen Catherine. He also served as a Commissioner of the Navy, 1664-7, where he was assisted by Samuel Pepys. He presented papers on mathematics, the recoil of guns and the effects of heat on metals but his principal role in the Society was as an advocate at Court. He... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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