Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden NPG 5241

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey

Camden was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1795 after the recall of the Catholic-friendly Lord Fitzwilliam. Personally opposed to Catholic emancipation and parliamentary reform, his arrival in Dublin was greeted by a riot. The Society of United Irishmen were at this time reorganising themselves on a more military footing and attracting increasing support. Also faced with growing rural unrest, Camden alternated between panic and complacency. In1796 he suspended habeas corpus- allowing detention without a hearing - but did little to organise military defence.... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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