A Leading Article (Sir William Molesworth, 8th Bt) Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
A Leading Article (Sir William Molesworth, 8th Bt) NPG D41469
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
Studied at Cambridge and in Germany and Italy. He returned to Britain in 1831, during the parliamentary struggle over reform and was elected as an MP in 1832. Declaring himself a radical, he championed national education, free trade, the secret ballot, removal of property qualifications for MPs and abolition of the House of Lords. As a radical baronet, he attracted the attentions of George Grote MP, a City banker, and his wife, Harriet, a political activist. He was recruited to their circle; through them... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










