Title

'Sir David Baird Discovering the Body of Tippoo Sultaun', 1799 (1878). Artist: M Nargert.

Caption

'Sir David Baird Discovering the Body of Tippoo Sultaun', 1799 (1878). General Sir David Baird (1757?1829) discovering the body of Sultan Tippoo Sahib (1750?1799), after having captured Seringapatam, on the 4th May, 1799. After Sir David Wilkie (1785?1841). From Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History, by Thomas Archer. [Blackie & Son, London, Glasgow & Edinburgh, 1878]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1878

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C79_259

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

70,7Mb (4,0Mb) / 14,4in x 19,1in / 4308 x 5736 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women Pictures and Royal Portraits M Nargert Nargert M Tippoo Sultaun Sultan Tippoo Sahib woman people male interior indoors man men India Indian discovery night country body guy British lighting royal sultan war darkness location century lantern floor gesturing Britain inside sepia soldiers soldier royalty lady concept time of day corpse hand gesture discovering arm raised publication 19th century nineteenth century history The Print Collector Hindoostan the body Sir David Baird Tippu Sultan David David Wilkie engraving portrait Thomas Archer Sultan Tippu Tipu Sultan Tippoo Sultan Tippoo Sahib Sir David Thomas Archer Baird Blackie & Son Son Blackie & Blackie & Son Ltd Blackie and Son David Baird Wilkie David Sir Wilkie Sir David Sir David Wilkie Blackie & Son Thomas Archer engraving portrait