'The eruption of the mountain, - or - the horrors of the 'Bocca del Inferno' Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

'The eruption of the mountain, - or - the horrors of the 'Bocca del Inferno' NPG D12490

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey

Entered the House of Commons as an MP in 1780. He supported Charles Fox, then in opposition. In 1790, he was elected as a Scottish representative peer and was raised to the House of Lords, where he was an opponent of the policy of Pitt and the government with regard to France. In 1806, he was created Baron Lauderdale of Thirlestane. At this time, as a member of the Privy Council, he tried unsuccessfully to negotiate a peace treaty with France. He wrote... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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

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