Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine ('L'Avocat de la Republique') NPG D12642

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey

Erskine was a lawyer and Whig politician who rose to prominence defending political radicals during the 1790s. He was Lord Chancellor in Grenville's coalition 'Ministry of All the Talents'. Erskine stood for free speech and a free press and is remembered primarily as one of the great advocates in English legal history. He rose to prominence defending political radicals in the 1790s, winning a notable victory against the State during the infamous Treason Trials of 1794. His best known client was Thomas Paine whom... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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