Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

'Bubbles of opposition' NPG D12385

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by James Gillray

Windham was a follower of Edmund Burke who formed a short-lived 'Third Party', mainly of 'Burkeite' Whigs who were opposed to the Revolution. However, William Pitt soon convinced Windham to switch sides and become Secretary for War (1794-1801) in the Tory Cabinet. Windham became loyal to Pitt, resigning with him over the King's refusal to allow Catholics to sit in Parliament. In 1803, however, rejoining the 'Foxite' Whigs and repairing a long-standing political rift. Following the death of Pitt, Windham was appointed Secretary... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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