Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex NPG D27091

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Innocenzo Geremia

Essex's father, the 2nd Earl, had been a favourite of Elizabeth I, but was executed for treason in 1601. The family honours were restored to the 3rd Earl in 1604. In the years leading up to the Civil War Essex consistently opposed Charles I's policies, and he became General of the Parliamentary army in 1642. His lack of success prompted the formation of the New Model Army.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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