Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Cetshwayo ka Mpande ('Sovereign. No. 16. ') NPG D44082

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Sir Leslie Ward

The last king of the independent Zulu nation in Southern Africa. He restored political power and prestige to his kingdom after its decline under his father's reign. His strong military prowess led a disciplined 40,000 man army, which fought against the British in the Anglo Zulu War (1879). The defeat, by Zulu soldiers armed only with spears and shields, claimed the lives of 867 white soldiers and 440 black auxiliaries in a single day. Considered a strong threat to British colonial interests, he was deposed... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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