Probably Dorothy, Viscountess Townshend Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Probably Dorothy, Viscountess Townshend NPG 2506
© National Portrait Gallery, London
studio of Charles Jervas
It was once thought that this portrait represented Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, the writer and traveller, who lived in Constantinople (Istanbul) between 1716 and 1718. We now know it is a portrait of the wife of Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend. Like many aristocratic women of her time, Dorothy was not involved in public life nor did she travel abroad. Although she is shown in exotic fancy-dress, her identity as the wife of a notable husband is suggested by the miniature portrait on her... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










