Greeting Cards

Text on the reverse side:Following his father's imprisonment at Marshalsea Prison for debt, Charles Dickens (1812-1870), then aged just 12 years ol...

Text on the reverse side:Charles Dickens (1812-1870) began his writing career aged 20 as a journalist and parliamentary reporter. During this time ...

Text on the reverse side:Upon visiting Venice for the first time when he was 68, Monet completed 37 paintings of the city, mainly depicting well-kn...

Text on the reverse side:Monet considered his 1908 Venice paintings to be souvenirs rather than serious artworks. However, in 1912, he agreed to st...

Text on the reverse side:Gilding, the painting and layering of gold accents, was often the final stage of decorating French porcelain. As houses we...

Text on the reverse side:In France, teashops were historically frequented more by women whereas coffee shops, or cafés, were more popular with men....

Text on the reverse side:Illustration from Johnson's household book of nature featuring the common bat, vampire bat, dog headed bat, horseshoe bat ...

Text on the reverse side:The centrepiece of the Palm House is a gigantic Jurassic cycad with a four metre wide trunk. Collected in the early 1770s,...

Text on the reverse side:In Japanese culture, the pine tree symbolises longevity and perseverance due to their ability to survive in the toughest c...

Text on the reverse side:Painting by British painter Charles Burton Barber (1845–1894) who gained popularity from painting children and their pets....

Text on the reverse side:A contemporary pink adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, which can...

Text on the reverse side:A contemporary orange adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, which c...

Text on the reverse side:James Bond originally used a Beretta 418. When a fan of the novels who was a small arms expert pointed out that it was a l...

Text on the reverse side: Ivy and flowers from ‘The Garden of Eden’ Tudor embroidery. The ivy, with its ability to cling to any surface, represent...

Text on the reverse side:“The Countie Pallatine of Lancaster Described and Divided into Hundreds 1610” by the famous English cartographer John Spee...

Text on the reverse side: Taken from ‘The Garden of Eden’ embroidery. Pomegranates represent life, sanctity, prosperity and wealth. Lemons represe...

Text on the reverse side:Produced in the 19th century, this is a map of Liverpool reconstructed from unspecified “ancient sources”. Giving a fascin...

Text on the reverse side:Kabuki Actor Sawamura Tossho II playing the role of Yume no Ichibei. “Irezumi” is the Japanese word for tattoo. Traditiona...

Text on the reverse side:From the series Thirty-six Restaurants of Tokyo, the artist Kunichika (1835-1900) depicts popular geisha with a square ins...

Text on the reverse side:From the series Thirty-six Restaurants of Tokyo, the artist Kunichika (1835-1900) depicts popular geisha with a square ins...

Text on the reverse side:Pissarro painted this from his balcony at No.1 Gloucester Terrace, with Kew Green in the foreground, Kew Road to the left,...

Text on the reverse side:Pissarro described the city of Paris as having a “silvery atmosphere”. He painted the cityscape of Paris from his window o...

Text on the reverse side:Pissarro moved back to the Pontoise area where he had lived previously, and remained there for ten years producing over th...

Text on the reverse side:St. Thomas, where the artist Camille Pissarro was born, is an island in the Southern Caribbean. Having been sent to a boar...

Text on the reverse side:A landscape painted near his rural home, Pissarro uses pointillism but with slightly broader brushstrokes. His revelatory ...

Text on the reverse side:A beauty is shown before a screen. On her kimono the seven Japanese gods of fortune (shichifukujin) are shown. They provid...

Text on the reverse side:Two warriors from the epic story of the 47 Ronin are shown during the climax of their encounter. The ronin Muramatsu Sanda...

Text on the reverse side:Cats are a recurring motif in the works of Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889). This is part of his publication Kyosai Gadan (Kyos...

Text on the reverse side:The egret is appreciated as an auspicious symbol in many cultures. In China, the egret symbolises strength, purity, patien...

Text on the reverse side:The iris is associated with faith, hope, valour, and wisdom. It is a flower that has captivated the hearts of the Japanese...

Text on the reverse side:Titled “Behaviour of a Maid of the Tenpo Era”. A maid in the service of a samurai family (”okosho”), the young woman would...

Text on the reverse side:The beauty in the print is a geisha from the Kansei era (1789-1801) who can be seen with a look of contentment. The captio...

Text on the reverse side: The maple tree represents elegance and grace, the turning of the colours has made it a popular subject in Japanese art, ...

Text on the reverse side:Portrait of the male actor, Matsumoto Yonesaburo, playing the role of an “oiran” high-ranking courtesan from the play "Kat...

Text on the reverse side:The continuous circular pattern represents happiness and luck. The lily and peony flowers, often used in early 20th centur...

Text on the reverse side:This map of Liverpool by American cartographer George Washington Bacon shows a detailed view of the streets of the city. W...