Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Abdullah bin Husayn, Emir of Transjordania in his palace at Amman and an unknown man NPG x126297

Image: National Portrait Gallery, London

by Cecil Beaton

Son of Hussein Ibn Ali, Sherif of Mecca, King Abdullah together with his brother Faisal led the Arab revolt of 1916. He became the Emir of Transjordan, a territory created by the Sykes-Picot agreement for supporting the British. King Abdullah was assassinated on the steps of Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem by an Arab nationalist after it was thought he was engaging in secret peacemaking treatise with Israel. The bullet meant for his grandson Hussein deflected off of a medal he was wearing and saved his... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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