Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Maria Anne Fitzherbert (née Smythe) NPG D2344

© National Portrait Gallery, London

after Richard Cosway

A woman of tact and discretion, Mrs Fitzherbert was one of the great beauties of her day. Although a Catholic and a widow she was persuaded to marry the Prince of Wales in a secret ceremony in 1785. The marriage was illegal. The Prince did not have the King's approval and the heir could not marry a Catholic without forfeiting the right to the throne. Mrs Fitzherbert was condemned to a life of deception as the Prince's 'mistress'. She patiently maintained this position for... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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