Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir Charles Cockerell, 1st Bt NPG D17640

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Henry Bone, after Andrew Plimer

In 1776, Cockerell travelled to India to work in the Civil Service, where he remained until 1801. His most important role in India was as postmaster general, a post he held from 1784 until 1792. He returned to Britain in 1801 and became a partner in the London bank of Paxton, Cockerell and Trail. He was elected to Parliament as an MP in 1802, where, with a short break, he remained for the rest of his life. He was in favour of reform but voted... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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