Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Marianne Margaret Egerton (née Compton), Viscountess Alford ('Lady Marian Alford') NPG D23146(10)

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Louisa Anne Beresford

Daughter of the 2nd Marquess of Northampton, Lady Alford's childhood was spent in Rome, a city she remained attached to and made frequent trips to throughout her life. The influence of Renaissance painting and Victorian romanticism can be seen in her watercolours. In 1851, she became the wealthy aristocratic widow of John Hume Cust, which afforded her the opportunity to become a generous patron of the arts. In 1866 she published Needlework as Art, writing about the history of needlework and raising its profile... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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