Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland NPG D28221

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Peeter Clouwet, published by Gillis Hendricx, after Sir Anthony van Dyck

A courtier and favourite of James I and later Henrietta Maria, whose marriage with Charles I he helped to negotiate, it was said that Rich's 'features and pleasant aspect equalled the most beautiful women'. He was opposed to the policies of Laud and Strafford and first fought on the side of the Parliamentarians during the Civil War, but he changed allegiances several times, giving his support to whichever party seemed to offer the greatest rewards, since he thought 'poverty to... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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