Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

William Shield NPG 1159

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by George Dance

Educated by his father, a music teacher, before being apprenticed to a boat builder, he continued his musical studies under the composer and concert organiser Charles Avison, for whom he frequently played the violin at concerts. He became Bandleader and Conductor at Scarborough and other theatres before moving to London as a violinist in the orchestra of the Haymarket King's Theatre. He progressed quickly to become Leader of the viola section and retained this post for eighteen years. Shield composed or contributed towards thirty-six operas... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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