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
"Inde Anglaise - Mission de Nagpore [Nagpur]. - Soeurs C. M. de Marie-Immaculée. Un groupe de la Crêche." Seven toddlers pose for this picture with flowers in their hands. Additional print on the front and back of the postcard asks for donations for the baptisms of children in India.
"Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculée. - 'Nos petits Indiens'. 1. - Recueillies par les Soeurs." A boy and a girl are in a basket, smiling at the camera. The postcard also notes the publisher as, "Regnault, Photo - Orléans."
Two young children are standing in front of a wall. Additional information reads, "Kanunnikessen - Missiezusters van den H. Augustinus. Heverlle-bij-Leuven."
Title and date from item., Below title: In the collection of the Countess of Plymouth, Knole., Date of original painting, Count Ugolino and His Children in the Dungeon: 1770-1773., Represents a story from Dante's Inferno., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Published 1834, by Hodgson, Boys & Graves, 6, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Ugolino, della Gherardesca, conte di Donoratico, -1289.
Subject (Topic):
Starvation, Imprisonment, Dungeons, Fathers, and Children
