The son of the sultan is handed over by his father (right) to Cornwallis (left) with the British camp in the background. Soldiers flank Cornwallis; next to the Sultan is his other son and a servant(?).
Alternative Title:
Tippoo Saib's two sons delivered up to Lord Cornwallis and Tippoo Sahib's two sons delivered up to Lord Cornwallis
Description:
Title engraved below image., Numbered in lower left below image: 287., Numbered in lower right corner: (Plate 2)., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Published 12th May 1794, by Laurie & Whittle
Subject (Geographic):
India
Subject (Name):
Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799. and Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805.
Subject (Topic):
History, Children, Hostages, and Prisoner exchanges
Before a tent with a throne inside, Tippoo Sahib's wife, mother of his two sons, kneels on a rug; she embraces her one son as the other son stands behind him. Tipu Sultan stands in the background with a woman servant(?).
Alternative Title:
Tippoo Sahib's two sons taking leave of their mother
Description:
Title engraved below image., Numbered in lower left below image: 286., Numbered in lower right corner: (Plate 1)., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Published 12th May 1794, by Laurie & Whittle
Subject (Geographic):
India
Subject (Name):
Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799. and Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805.
Subject (Topic):
History, Children, Hostages, Mothers, and Prisoner exchanges
“A young winged figure, leaning against an oval cartouche on the left, facing front, lifting arms up and holding a festoon of laurel leaves above his head; after Biagio Rebecca; proof before letters.”--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Date from British Museum online catalogue, Cf. museum registration no. 1868,0822.1284., and On title page in a bound volume of 33 prints: Eighteenth century tickets / by Bartolozzi and others.
