John Calcott Horsley (1817-1903) invented and designed the first Christmas card in 1843 as a favour for his friend Henry Cole. Christmas Card is a vinyl album of Christmas music the case of which contained a reproduction of a Christmas card that was signed by the whole Partridge Family, the stars of a 1970s sitcom. ... Sir Henry Cole (15 July 1808 (Bath) - 18 April 1882 (London)) was a civil servant who facilitated many innovations in commerce and education in 19th century Britain. ...
Cardmaking is the craft of handmaking greeting cards. ... A greeting card is an illustrated, folded card usually featuring a message of greeting or other sentiment. ...
Death of Mr Horsley RA We regret to learn of that Mr JohnCalcottHorsley RA, whose works were so much in favour with amateurs 40 or 50 years ago, died on Sunday at the patriarchal age of 86 at his residence 1, High-row Kensington.
The campaign Horsley led against the nude in art exposed the artist to considerable ridicule in the press of the day, including the famous cartoon of him as an offended elderly matron at an art exhibition.
Horsley's elder sister Mary was the wife of Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1806-1859, the greatest of nineteenth century engineers.
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