Sir David Baird Discovering the Body of Tipu Sultan

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Mark Cartwright
by David Wilkie
published on 23 November 2022
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An 1838 painting by David Wilkie showing the discovery of the body of Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore, in a prison cell in Srirangapatna in 1799 at the end of the Anglo-Mysore Wars.

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Wilkie, D. (2022, November 23). Sir David Baird Discovering the Body of Tipu Sultan. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16730/sir-david-baird-discovering-the-body-of-tipu-sulta/

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Wilkie, David. "Sir David Baird Discovering the Body of Tipu Sultan." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 23, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16730/sir-david-baird-discovering-the-body-of-tipu-sulta/.

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Wilkie, David. "Sir David Baird Discovering the Body of Tipu Sultan." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 23 Nov 2022. Web. 11 Oct 2024.

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