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(?)
- Title: Tippoo Saib’s two sons taking leave of their mother [graphic] : previous to their being deliver’d up to Lord Cornwallis as hostages at the termination of the war in the East Indies in 1792.
- Published:[London : Published 12th May 1794, by Laurie & Whittle, 12 May 1794]
Catalog Record & Digital Collection
794.05.12.59+
Acquired December 2013
A servant woman wearing jewelry? I think not.