Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Leopold I, King of the Belgians NPG D36127

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence

After her death Prince Leopold retained his beloved status amongst the public as Princess Charlotte's 'afflicted consort', and continued to reside at Claremont. The emotional interview that had occurred between Leopold and Sir Thomas Lawrence, when Leopold had spoken heartbrokenly of her fine qualities while examining Lawrence's portrait of his wife, led to further commissions. During his initial visit to Claremont, Lawrence had made a sketch of Leopold, and this handsome engraving most likely reproduces the eventual outcome of that study. He later depicted... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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