Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

George II and his officials NPG D17871

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Thomas Jefferys

Yorke was called to the Bar in 1715, his legal services were much in demand. He entered Parliament as an MP in 1719 as the protégé of the Duke of Newcastle; the men remained friends for the rest of their lives. Yorke became Solicitor General at the age of just twenty-nine, and was promoted to Attorney General four years later. He was appointed Lord Chancellor in 1737, a post he retained for nineteen years. An active politician, Yorke was involved in all the major... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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