Colonel H. H. Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh Bahadur of Bikaner, G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I.

A very appealing portrait of the great soldier and ruler, Chief of the Rathor Rajputs, which was issued as a Supplement in MAYFAIR & TOWN TOPICS  dated July 6th 1911. The page measures approx 14½ 10 ins and is accmpanied by a page of text from the magazine. Aged about 30 in this full length portrait the Maharaja appears full length  in fine dress uniform jun18/01

This publication was produced just two weeks after the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary when visiting Indian Princes in their glamorous uniforms and costume and their troops had caused a great deal of interest in the British public.