Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Elma Stuart NPG 7028

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Sir Hubert von Herkomer

This portrait of Elma Stuart belongs to the exclusive series of affectionate watercolour portraits Herkomer produced for his friends. The timing of the work suggests it was created as a mark of his gratitude for the help she probably gave him in ameliorating his ‘gastric complaint’. An arresting image, it captures the confident and idiosyncratic character of Elma Stuart, who liked to wear mannish attire (as confirmed by the photograph of the author that appears as in her diet book). Still in its original, rough-hewn... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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