Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

King George IV NPG 316a(55)

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey

Chantrey secured a number of royal commissions, helping to define the public image of three monarchs. This drawing was made for a marble bust, possibly commissioned by the king himself. Chantrey was aware of the disparity between the king's public and private persona, evident in the differences between his drawing and the idealised bust. In one anecdote he described how the king would receive him, 'in bed in a dirty flannel waistoat and cotton nightcap…he generally walked about his room all morning in bare legs.'... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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