Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

William Huntington NPG 141

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Domenico Pellegrini

Huntington, the son of an agricultural labourer, worked in a variety of jobs including hearse driver and gardener. In 1773, he experienced a vision in which Christ appeared to him and assured him he was 'brought under the covenant love of God's elect'. He began preaching, although his views were controversial. He combined preaching with coalheaving and other casual work such as cobbling. Huntington had another vision in 1782, telling him to 'prophesy upon the thick boughs'. He moved to London and raised the capital... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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