Illustration
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.
License & Copyright
Based on Wikipedia content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished.
Original image by David Wilkie. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 23 November 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
Related Images
Last Stand of Tipu Sultan
Lord Cornwallis Receives Tipu Sultan's Sons as Hostages
Bangalore Fort with Flag of Tipu Sultan
Camel Riders Discovering a Lush Valley
Sir Toby Coming to the Assistance of Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Vesalius Dissecting a Human Body
Cite This Work
APA Style
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/
Chicago Style
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/.
MLA Style
Wilkie, David. "Sir David Baird Discovering the Body of Tipu Sultan." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 23 Nov 2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16730/sir-david-baird-discovering-the-body-of-tipu-sulta/. Web. 12 May 2025.
