Departure from Holland to England (King Charles II) Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Departure from Holland to England (King Charles II) NPG D1329

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Pieter Hendricksz Schut

In the first year of his diary Pepys records his momentous visit to Holland among the party sent to bring Charles Stuart back to England to be crowned king. This print shows the royal party ready to depart from Scheveningen on the coast of Holland. Pepys had recently become secretary to the Earl of Sandwich who masterminded the return of the royal family. 'The King, with the two Dukes, the Queen of Bohemia, Princess Royal, and Prince of Orange, came on board: where I... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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

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