William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw NPG 6223

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Humphrey Ocean

Humphrey Ocean's portrait of Lord Whitelaw was one of the Gallery's most problematic commissions. The Trustees wanted to commemorate Lord Whitelaw not only as an important source of good advice to Mrs Thatcher when she was Prime Minister but also because he had helped the Gallery valiantly when it was fund-raising for its major development scheme. They selected as artist Humphrey Ocean, who had made his reputation through the Gallery's BP Portrait Award and had subsequently undertaken a number of commissions for the Gallery, including... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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

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