Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala NPG x34598

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Vandyk

Succeeded his father Sir Rajinder Singh upon his death, as Maharaja of Patiala. Educated at Aitchison College in Lahore, he took over the Government in 1910. An accomplished cricketer, he captained the India team that toured England in 1911. As a leader of the Sikhs in India he took an interest in Indian affairs. He showed loyalty to the British Empire by sending 28,000 of his men to fight in World War I. This lead to a further recruitment drive for volunteers. Almost 89,000… more

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Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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