Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple NPG D40506

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by William Dickinson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds

Grenville-Temple entered Parliament as an MP in 1734. In 1754, his sister Hester married William Pitt, and from that time, Temple's career was linked with that of his brother-in-law. He was made First Lord of the Admiralty in 1756, and was appointed Lord Privy Seal the following year. He was disliked by King George II, who dismissed both him and Pitt from office in April 1757. By 1765, the friendship between the brothers-in-law was dissolving; and when in 1766 Pitt consented to form... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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

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