Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

The Coalition Ministry, 1854 NPG 1125

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Sir John Gilbert

The coalition ministry, under the leadership of the Earl of Aberdeen, came to power in 1854. This engraving shows Aberdeen's cabinet deciding upon the expedition to the Crimea in the early months of that year. Palmerston, on the right, is seen pointing at the town of Balaclava on a map held open by the Duke of Newcastle, while Gladstone, on the left, holds a letter on his knee.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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