Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Peter King, 7th Baron King of Ockham NPG 4020

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by John Linnell

Peter King succeeded to the title in 1793 and took his seat in the House of Lords. Britain's war with France was extremely costly, and in 1797, the Bank Restriction Act was passed, freeing the almost-bankrupt Bank of England from converting bank notes into currency. King is best remembered for the detailed study he made of the currency issue, published as Thoughts on the Effects of the Bank Restrictions (1804). He argued that the Act would cause the value of paper money to depreciate; indeed,... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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