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Tippoo Saib's two sons deliver'd up to Lord Cornwallis as hostages, after he had so gloriously conquered that proud, sultan at Seringagpate the capital of the Mysore Country in the East Indies in 1792
Title
Tippoo Saib's two sons deliver'd up to Lord Cornwallis [graphic] : as hostages, after he had so gloriously conquered that proud, sultan at Seringagpate the capital of the Mysore Country in the East Indies in 1792.
Publication
[London] : Published 12th May 1794, by Laurie & Whittle, [12 May 1794]
Physical Description
1 print : mezzotint ; plate mark 35 x 24.4 cm, on sheet 36.4 x 26.2 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title engraved below image.
Numbered in lower left below image: 287.
Numbered in lower right corner: (Plate 2).
Summary
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(?).
Variant and related titles
Tippoo Saib's two sons delivered up to Lord Cornwallis
Tippoo Sahib's two sons delivered up to Lord Cornwallis
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 07, 2014
Subjects
Genre/Form
Historical reenactments - England - 1794.
Engravings - England - 1794.
Also listed under
Laurie & Whittle, publisher.
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