Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford and Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton NPG D28207

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by George Vertue, after Sir Anthony van Dyck, and after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)

A powerful statesman, Strafford initially supported Parliament but was won over by Charles I. As President of the Council of the North (1628), and Lord-Deputy of Ireland (1632), he established a reputation for vigorous and efficient administration. As chief adviser to the King, 1639-41, he urged strong measures to control Parliament and obtain funds for a war against the Scots. Seen as a threat to Parliament, a bill of attainder was passed against him and the King reluctantly agreed to his execution. It was... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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