Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe NPG 2799

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Reginald Grenville Eves

A career naval officer, Jellicoe supported Winston Churchill and the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir 'Jackie' Fisher, in their campaign to modernise the Navy and introduce the Dreadnought battleship. Jellicoe became Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet in 1914 and, after the decisive Battle of Jutland, First Sea Lord in 1916. He introduced the convoy system to defend commercial shipping against U-boat attack, greatly reducing losses. However, Lloyd George dismissed him in 1917. A post-war tour of the Empire by Jellicoe led to the... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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