Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston NPG 6251(46)

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Harry Furniss

Politician who served twice as Prime Minister. He was in government office almost continuously from 1807 until his death in 1865, beginning his parliamentary career as a Tory and concluding it as a Liberal. He served successively as: Secretary at War (1809-28); Foreign Secretary (1830-41 and 1846-51); Home Secretary (1853-5) and Prime Minister (1855-8 and 1859-65). He is best remembered for his direction of British foreign policy through a period when the United Kingdom was at the height of its colonial power. His vigorous... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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

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