Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton NPG D25814

© National Portrait Gallery, London

after Unknown artist

A favourite of Elizabeth I, Southampton had become earl two days before his eighth birthday. A lover of literature, he is the only known patron of Shakespeare, and in 1593 Shakespeare dedicated the witty and erotic poem Venus and Adonis to him. Southampton's tempestuous relationship with the Queen culminated in his involvement in the Essex rebellion in 1601 with his close friend the Earl of Essex. He was condemned to death when the rebellion failed, but his punishment was commuted to life... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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