Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Henry, Prince of Wales NPG 2562

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger

Henry is shown wearing the robes and collar of a Knight of the Order of the Garter, an honour he acquired in 1603. The rush matting on which he stands is of the same type as that used in the Long Gallery at Montacute House today.

This painting was bequeathed to the Gallery in 1933 as a portrait of Charles I (1600-1649) when prince, and was thought to date from around 1612. X-rays taken during the 1950s revealed the presence of drapery beneath the... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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