The Children of John Taylor of Bifrons Park Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

The Children of John Taylor of Bifrons Park NPG 5320

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by John Closterman

In this great Baroque portrait, the artist has taken the Taylor family's motto 'Fame is sweeter than the white rose' as his organising motif. The oldest child Mary, seated centrally, holding a cornucopia of flowers, extends a white rose to her brother Nathaniel. The toddler below Nathaniel is Bridges; he offers a rose to the youngest child, Upton, who is supported by his brother John. On the left side, Olive and Margaret crown their brother Brook with laurel. Brook, who later became a distinguished mathematician,... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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

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