Tippoo Saib's two sons taking leave of their mother previous to their being deliver'd up to Lord Cornwallis as hostages at the termination of the war in the East Indies in 1792. [graphic]

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Title: Tippoo Saib's two sons taking leave of their mother previous to their being deliver'd up to Lord Cornwallis as hostages at the termination of the war in the East Indies in 1792. [graphic]
Alternative Title: Tippoo Sahib's two sons taking leave of their mother
Contributor: Laurie & Whittle, publisher.
Published / Created: [12 May 1794]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published 12th May 1794, by Laurie & Whittle
Abstract: 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(?).
Description: Title engraved below image.
Numbered in lower left below image: 286.
Numbered in lower right corner: (Plate 1).
For further information, consult library staff.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 35.2 x 25 cm, on sheet 36.1 x 26.4 cm
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: 794.05.12.59+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Historical reenactments England 1792
Engravings England 1794
Material: mezzotint ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): India
Subject (Name): Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799.
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805.
Subject (Topic): History
Children
Hostages
Mothers
Prisoner exchanges
Subjects: Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805
India > History > Mysore War, 1790-1792
Children
Hostages
Mothers
Prisoner exchanges
England > 1792
England > 1794

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 11856891
Object ID (OID): 15960437