Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Elizabeth, Princess of the Palatinate NPG D32641

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Wallerant Vaillant, after Unknown artist

Elizabeth, Princess Palatine was the eldest daughter and most gifted child of Frederick V and Elizabeth Stuart, who were briefly elected King and Queen of Bohemia. She studied science and philosophy, and when Descartes stayed in the Netherlands a friendship between the princess and the philosopher developed. At her request, he became her teacher in philosophy and morals, and in 1644, he dedicated to her his Principia. The two maintained a philosophical correspondence for seven years until his death. Elizabeth went on... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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