Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey NPG 313

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Henry Edridge

Anglesey was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1828 at the height of the turmoil created by the Radical leader Daniel O'Connell. Determined to act impartially, he soon came to the conclusion that some kind of reform was necessary. His relations with members of O'Connell's Catholic Association prompted the King's demand for his recall. This was hastened when a letter from Anglesey to the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh came to light, promising that religious concessions would be pursued as a matter of urgency. The... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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