Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir Thomas Chaloner NPG 2445

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Unknown Flemish artist

This unusual portrait shows Chaloner in contemplation of the brevity of human life. He holds a pair of scales in his right hand which are weighted on the side of the blazing book (a symbol of intellect and learning) against the riches of the world, shown on the other side. He is also clicking the fingers of his left hand to emphasise that life passes as quickly as a finger snap. The Latin inscription refers to Sardanapalus, the legendary exemplum of the vice of intemperance.... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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