Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Shrove Tuesday all the year round - a Cock wot everyone throws at NPG D46053

© National Portrait Gallery, London

probably by Robert Seymour

Fifth son of George III, Ernest Augustus served in the English and Hanoverian armies during the war with France. He was created Duke of Cumberland in 1799. He entered the House of Lords as an ardent Tory who opposed Catholic emancipation and the Reform Act. His repressive politics and private influence over the Prince Regent, made the Duke the subject of much popular resentment. In 1810, amid rumours of incest and the murder of his valet, he suffered an assassination attempt. When ... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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