Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Illustration of the Cork Leg (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon; John Bull) NPG D41222

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean

The most famous soldier and statesman of his day, Wellington's early victories were in India and the Spanish Peninsula. In 1815, he was hailed as the man who achieved peace in Europe when he led the campaign to defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. He later became leader of the Tory party and, as Prime Minister, from 1828-1830, he carried an important, if controversial, act that allowed Catholic emancipation in Britain. However, he was vigorously opposed to the recasting of electoral boroughs... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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