Maharajah Collection

A Jaipur Allegory
Look Out, The Elephants Coming! An artists impression of the dominant Jaipur Polo team. Having won the Indian Polo Association Championship in December 1932

The Maharajah of Mysore, WW1
Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV GCSI, GBE (June 4, 1884 August 3, 1940, Bangalore Palace), also known popularly as Nalwadi Krishna Raja Wadiyar

Delhi Durbar Elephants
State elephants of the Maharajah of Gwalior superbly decorated for the Delhi Durbar

Bhupinder Singh, Maharajah of Patiala playing cricket
Maharajah Bhupinder Singh of Patiala (1891 - 1938) playing cricket. Perhaps best known for his extravagance, the Maharajah nevertheless worked for the betterment of social conditions within his

Sayajirao III Gaekwad, Maharaja of Baroda
Sayajirao III Gaekwad (Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad) (1863-1939) The Maharaja of Baroda from 1875 to 1939, and a notable reformer

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, Indian ruler
Bhupinder Singh (1891-1938), ruling Maharaja of the state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938. He is perhaps the most famous Maharaja of Patiala, best known for his extravagance, and for being a cricketer

Shahu, Maharaja of Kolhapur, Indian ruler
Shahu, Maharaja of Kolhapur (reigned 1894-1922), Indian ruler, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

Sikkim, Northern India - The Maharajah Maharani and suite
Sikkim - a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayas - The Maharajah Maharani and suite. Date: circa 1910s

Sayajirao Gaekwad III, Maharaja of Baroda, Indian ruler
Sayajirao Gaekwad III (Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad) (1863-1939), Maharaja of Baroda from 1875 to 1939, and a notable reformist. Seen here during the First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

Sir Pertab (Pratap) Singh, Maharaja of Idar, Indian ruler
Sir Pertab (Pratap) Singh (1845-1922), Maharaja of Idar (Gujarat), Indian ruler, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

Maharaja Dhiraja Holkar of Indore, Indian ruler
Maharajah Dhiraja Holkar of Indore (Tukojirao Holkar III) (reigned 1903-1926), Indian ruler, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

The Maharajas Palace at Srinagar, Kashmir, India
The Maharajas Palace (Sher Garhi Palace) at Srinagar, Kashmir, India on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus

Richard of India - Maharajah in Istanbul
Richard of India. An Indian Maharajah during a visit to Constantinople

Telegraph from Maharaja Bikaner to Major Crawford
Telegraph sent from Maharaja Bikaner to Major Crawford of the British 125th Rifles, stationed at Ahmednagar in the state of Maharashtra, India

Maharaja of Patiala
The little boy is the Ticca Sahib, who succeeded his father, H.H. Rajendra Singh Mahendra Bahadur, G.C.S.I. who died on November 8, as Maharajah of Patiala in India

Gwalior Fortress, Madhya Pradesh, India
The road up to Gwalior Fortress, showing the Palace, and the main entrance to the fort. Gwalior Fort is a hill fort in Madhya Pradesh, India that has existed since at least the 10th century

King George V's representatives in India: Earl of Willingdon, Maharajah of Patiala, Maharajah of Bikanar, Aga Khan. Date: 1935

H. H. The Maharajah of Rajpipla with Miss Ella Atherton
Sir Vijaysinhji, Maharajah of Rajpipla (1890-1951) was the last ruler of the kingdom of Rajpipla. Here he is pictured with Miss Ella Atherton at the Deauville Grand Prix. Date: 1939

New marble gothic style drinking fountain in Hyde Park, London opened by Duke of Cambridge. Erected at the expense of the Maharajah of Vizianagaram

Cheetah on bullock cart with handler, India, c. 1860 s
Tame cheetah on bullock cart with handler, India, c.1860 s

Royal elephants with ornate howdahs, India, c. 1870
Royal elephants with ornate howdahs, India, c.1870

Procession of a maharaja, India, 1880 s
Procession of a maharajah, India, 1880 s

c. 1890s India - palace of the Maharajah of Bangalore
c.1890s India - Indian and European dignitaries outside the palace of the Maharajah or Bangalore - captioned. (We also have an uncaptioned version)

The Maharajah of Alwars bespoke Lanchester - with carriage section both open and closed. 1924

Bhagvat Singh, Maharaja of Gondal, Indian ruler
Bhagvat Singh (Bhagvatsingh Sahib, 1865-1944), Maharaja of Gondal, Indian ruler, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

Maharajah of Gwalior, Indian ruler
Madho Rao Scindia (1876-1925), 5th Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

Maharajah of Bikanir (Bikaner), Indian ruler
Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh (1880-1943), Reformist ruler of Bikaner in present-day Rajasthan, India, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

Maharajah of Bharatpur, Indian ruler
Sir Kishan Singh, Maharajah of Bharatpur (1899-1929), Indian ruler, and ally of Britain during the First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

Raja Shivaji, last Raja of Thanjavur (Tanjore), Bhonsie dynasty. Seated on a carpet, waited on by courtiers and servants. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Bonatti after Francois Solvyns

The Maharajah goes a-cricketing
The Maharajah of Patiala having his pads adjusted before going in to bat. Date: 1911

Florence, Italy - Cascine - Monument to an Indian Maharajah
Florence, Tuscany, Italy - at the east end of the Parco delle Cascine - Monumento all Indiano (Monument to the Indian), more specifically the Monument to the Maratha Maharajah of Kohlapur

Maharaja Rides Elephant, India Date: 1950

Jam Saheb Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji of Nawanagar
Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, H.H. Ranjitsinhji Jamsaheb of Nawanagar (18721933) Indian prince and noted Test cricketer who played for the English cricket team

Shamshir sword with scabbard, nd. Possibly belonging to Maharajah Ranjit Singh (1780-1839). Associated with Maj William Stephen Raikes Hodson, Hodsons Horse

H H The Maharaja of Jaipur and Miss Molly Jones
H H Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur (1911-1970) with Miss Molly Jones, at a party held by the Ladies Polo Association. Date: 1939

Full lemgth image of the Maharajah Sir Pratap Singh
The Maharajah was a career officer in the Indian Army and Commanded his forces in Flanders in 1914. WW1 Date: 1914

Unformed full length image of the Maharajah of Gwalior
The Maharajah supported the war effort by providing a hospital ship and a convalescent home. His rewards were doctorates at Cambridge, Oxford and Edinburgh. WW1 Date: circa 1914

Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Barker Limousine
Rolls Royce Silver Ghost (1919) Barker Limousine, for Maharajah Holkar of India, current owner M Spedding of Torquay. Seen here with a woman in historical servant costume. Date: circa 1970s

Bantony Cottage - residence of Maharajah of Sirmur (Nahan)
Bantony Cottage - residence of Maharajah of Sirmur (Raja Nahan) at Shimla, the capital and also the largest city of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, located in northern India

Maharajah of Bharatpur, Indian ruler
Sir Kishan Singh, Maharajah of Bharatpur (1899-1929), Indian ruler, and ally of Britain during the First World War. Date: circa 1914

The Rani Prem Kaur of Kapurthala
H.H. The Rani Prem Kaur of Kapurthala, formerly Anita Delgardo (Delgado), famous Spanish flamenco dancer who married Maharajah Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala in 1908

The Imperial War Cabinet, 1917
Photograph taken at 10 Downing Street of the Imperial War Cabinet in 1917. Front row, Henderson, Lord Milner, Lord Curzon, Mr Bonar Law, David Lloyd George, Sir Robert Borden, Mr Massey

Major Ranjisinghi Jamsaheb of Nawanagar, WW1
Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji (1872 1933), popularly known as Ranji, Indian prince and Test cricketer who played for the Sussex English cricket team

The Maharajah of Patiala
Bhupinder Singh (1891 - 1938) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938. He is perhaps the most famous Maharaja of Patiala, best known for his extravagance

On board state barge of the Maharajah at Benares
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) on board the state barge of the Maharajah at Benares during his tour of India, 1876. Date: 1876

Maharaja Patiala Camp, Coronation Durbar, Delhi, India
The Maharaja Patiala Camp at the time of the Coronation Durbar ceremony in Delhi, India, December 1911. Date: 1911

Maharaja Abhowsingii of Bhavnagar, Gujarat State of India. 1900

Maharajah of Burdwan, delegate at the Imperial Conference
The Maharajah of Burdwan, Indian delegate at the 1926 Imperial Conference, with his two sons in London. Date: 1926

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