Lot Essay
Including a portrait of the young Maharaja seated on an elaborate marble fountain (dated 1901); the Maharaja's cheetah; one of the Patiala elephants; the Mote Bagh Tank and gardens including a view with a photographer; mixed bathers at Thanesar Fair; sacred bathing at Thanesar at the time of the sun's eclipse; a buffalo cart; the photographer's messenger boy and camel; The Rajinder Hospital, Patiala; and a group portrait including the Maharaja of patiala at the top of a pass near Chail.