96 x 142 mm. A head and shoulders portrait by Alexander Bassano of 25 Old Bond Street, showing Cetshwayo dressed in European clothes; a photograph taken during his visit to England in 1882. Cetshwayo (c. 1826-1884) was a son of Mpanda and a nephew of Shaka. As a commander he had distinguished himself during the Zulu campaign against the Swazis in 1853-54 and after struggles with his relatives became the de facto King of Zululand from around 1857, although he did not formally accede to the throne until the death of his father in 1872. After the defeat of the Zulus at Ulundi in August 1879, Cetshwayo was captured and exiled and his kingdom split up. His appeals to Queen Victoria and his visit to England (where he attracted considerable attention) resulted in his restoration to the Kingship of Central Zululand in 1883, although he was defeated shortly afterwards by rivals. He died soon after from a reported heart attack.