Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex NPG 6241

© National Portrait Gallery, London

attributed to studio of Nicholas Hilliard

This portrait was probably painted to celebrate Essex's role in the Accession Day tilt of 1595. He is depicted wearing elaborate armour on which is embroidered his impresa of diamonds within a circle. The battle scene beyond may refer to his command of the cavalry at Flushing in the Netherlands at the start of his career.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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