Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

John of Gaunt NPG D8987

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by George Vertue

John of Gaunt was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He gained his name 'John of Gaunt' because he was born in Ghent, which was then called Gaunt in English. The fabulously wealthy Gaunt exercised tremendous influence over the English throne during the minority reign of his nephew, Richard II, and during the ensuing periods of political strife, but took care not to be openly associated with... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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