Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir Charles Hanbury Williams NPG D8596

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Richard Rhodes, published by W. Walker, after Anton Raphael Mengs

The son of John Hanbury, a Welsh ironmaster, assumed the name of Williams on succeeding to the estate of his godfather Charles Williams, in 1720. He entered Parliament as an MP in 1735 where he became a member of Robert Walpole's circle. Williams remained faithful to Walpole, his friend Henry Fox, and the Whigs throughout his career. Although he spoke little in parliament, he advanced his party's cause as a writer of satire. He became a prolific satiric poet, often attacking members... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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