Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde NPG D29352

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by E. Bocquet, possibly after Sir Peter Lely

A royalist general and an important statesman, Ormonde served with distinction in Ireland in the Civil Wars, holding the country for the crown until forced out by Cromwell in 1650. In exile he devotedly served Charles II, and was rewarded at the Restoration with a dukedom and other honours. He was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in 1661. Despite his great abilities and integrity he acquired many enemies at court, whose influence led to his dismissal in 1669. He retired to Ireland, but was... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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