Cigarette card portrait of Richard Whittington (c. 1354–1423) English merchant and a politician of the late medieval the real-life inspiration for the English folk tale Dick Whittington and His Cat. As Lord Mayor of London, a member of parliament and a sheriff of London, he financed a number of public projects, such as drainage systems in poor areas of medieval London, and a hospital ward for unmarried mothers. From the Famous Minors series of Godfrey Phillips cigarette cards

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Size: 1989px × 3543px
Location: london
Photo credit: © Lakeview Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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