Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Lord Edward Fitzgerald NPG 5704

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Horace Hone

Known as 'Fighting' Fitzgerald, Lord Edward was MP for Kildare from 1783. Increasingly critical of the British government, Fitzgerald gravitated towards the radical Society of United Irishmen. Finally despairing of reform by constitutional means, he became the leading military strategist for the 1798 Rebellion, travelling to Paris to urge the French to invade Ireland. His betrayal and capture contributed greatly to the rebellion's failure. He died in prison from a mortal wound sustained while resisting arrest.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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