Prince Rupert, Count Palatine Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Prince Rupert, Count Palatine NPG 4519
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by Gerrit van Honthorst
The third son of Frederick V and Elizabeth, the exiled King and Queen of Bohemia, Rupert was a nephew of King Charles I. A keen experimental scientist, he developed a range of inventions including a water pump, navigational instruments, gunpowder and an early machine gun. He was also a notable tennis player and one of the earliest mezzotint printmakers in England. These interests led to him becoming a founding Fellow of the Royal Society in 1664. Having gained extensive military experience abroad,... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










