Sir Anthony Browne Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir Anthony Browne NPG D32234

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Joseph Brown, after George Perfect Harding, after Unknown artist

Browne was Master of the Horse and Standard-Bearer to Henry VIII, and became a friend to the King. He stood in for Henry at his proxy marriage with Anne of Cleves in 1540. During the King's final illness, it was Browne who told him of his approaching death. He was appointed guardian to Prince Edward (soon to be Edward VI) and to Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth I). He broke the news of Henry VIII's death to the Prince and rode beside... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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

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