Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth NPG 5
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by George Richmond
Addington was invited to be Prime Minister in 1801, when William Pitt resigned after the King refused to grant Catholic MPs the right to sit in Parliament. Known for his reactionary politics, Addington was opposed to the abolition of slavery and Catholic emancipation.
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










