Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

‘Dido forsaken’ NPG D12994

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores

Henry Dundas held a prominent position in Scotland’s legal system before moving into politics. His interest in Scottish affairs saw him establish Scottish power and influence in government. In 1781 he repealed the Disarming Act to allow Highlanders to wear kilts and tartans again; lobbied for the restoration of forfeited Jacobite estates to their rightful owners; promoted the foundation of the Highland Society and the British Fisheries Society; and encouraged Thomas Telford to improve communication systems with the north. He deplored the Highland Clearances and… more

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Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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