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Lord Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805) receiving Tipu Sahib's Sons Abdul Khaliq Sultan (1782-1806) and Mu’izz-ud-din Sultan (1783-1818) as hostages at Seringapatam 26 February 1792
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    Lord Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805) receiving Tipu Sahib's Sons Abdul Khaliq Sultan (1782-1806) and Mu’izz-ud-din Sultan (1783-1818) as hostages at Seringapatam 26 February 1792

    TitleLord Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805) receiving Tipu Sahib's Sons Abdul Khaliq Sultan (1782-1806) and Mu’izz-ud-din Sultan (1783-1818) as hostages at Seringapatam 26 February 1792
  • Technique/ MaterialWatercolour on ivory, gold frame
  • DimensionsMått [dager]: (h x diam x diam) 4,5 cm
    Ram [med hänge]: (h x b) 6,5 x 5,4 cm
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Anonymous
    After: Henry Singleton, English, born 1766-10-19, dead 1839-09-15
  • Depicted PersonCharles Cornwallis, British, born 1738-12-31, dead 1805-10-05
    Indian, born 1782, dead 1806
    Mu’izz-
  • CategoryPaintings, Miniatures
  • Inventory No.NMB 2666
  • AcquisitionPurchase 2014 Hjalmar and Anna Wicander Fund
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    Trots det beryktade nederlaget vid Yorktown 1781 var inte lord Cornwallis karriär slut. Han ledde också de engelska styrkorna i deras erövringskrig i Mysore, södra Indien 1789–1792. Som en del i den brutala krigföringen mot Tipu Sultan, härskaren av Mysore, togs hans söner som gisslan av lord Cornwallis. Politiska ämnen förekommer, men är inte vanliga inom miniatyrmåleriet.