Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Kuo Sung-tao NPG x132257

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Lock & Whitfield

The first Chinese Minister to be posted to a western country. He was a prominent member of China's Self-Strengthening Movement which brought about a number of institutional reforms that were initiated in the 1860s and 1870s. Having initially served in various bureaucratic roles, he became known for his moderate and peaceful advocacy to foreign policy. In 1877, he became the first Qing minister to serve as Minister to Britain and France. With changing attitudes in China, Sung-tao was ordered to return in late 1878. His... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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