细节
AFTER HENRY SINGLETON (1766-1839)
The Assault and Taking of Seringapatam, Anthony Cardon; The Last Effort and Fall of Tippoo Sultan, by N. Schiavonetti; The Body of Tippoo Sultaun recognised by his family, by L. Schiavonetti; The Surrender of the Two Sons of Tippoo Sultaun, by Anthony Cardon
etching and stipple engraving, 1801-2 1801, August 1802, October 1801, August 1802, with margins, framed, spotting and marginal dampstaining, some discolouration
each approximately I. 594 x 701mm
A fine set of four views depicting the last throes of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, (1753-1799). Tipu's early military carrer was successful: he commanded a cavalry corps in the Maharatta war of 1775-79, and in February 1782 he defeated Brathwaite. Although he negotiated peace with the British in 1784, his devastation of the raja of Travancore in 1789 resulted in the British invasion of his dominions in 1790. Hostilities were renewed in 1799, and Tipu, shut up in his fortress at Seringapatam, an island fort in the river Kaveri just north of Mysore, held a last stand against the British lead by Colonel Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington. The battle made Wellesley's military career, and he remained in India as Governor of Seringatapam for five years. Tipu was killed during fierce fighting, and according to Wellesley's biographer, Elizabeth Longford, was 'shot dead by a British soldier who fancied the jewel in his turban'. The turban and jewel can be seen in the 'Last effort and fall of Tippoo Sultan', the second print in this series. Henry Singleton (1766-1839) was renowned for his multiple talents as a painter of history, allegory and genre (see lot 79 for an oil sketch of this scene). (4)
The Assault and Taking of Seringapatam, Anthony Cardon; The Last Effort and Fall of Tippoo Sultan, by N. Schiavonetti; The Body of Tippoo Sultaun recognised by his family, by L. Schiavonetti; The Surrender of the Two Sons of Tippoo Sultaun, by Anthony Cardon
etching and stipple engraving, 1801-2 1801, August 1802, October 1801, August 1802, with margins, framed, spotting and marginal dampstaining, some discolouration
each approximately I. 594 x 701mm
A fine set of four views depicting the last throes of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, (1753-1799). Tipu's early military carrer was successful: he commanded a cavalry corps in the Maharatta war of 1775-79, and in February 1782 he defeated Brathwaite. Although he negotiated peace with the British in 1784, his devastation of the raja of Travancore in 1789 resulted in the British invasion of his dominions in 1790. Hostilities were renewed in 1799, and Tipu, shut up in his fortress at Seringapatam, an island fort in the river Kaveri just north of Mysore, held a last stand against the British lead by Colonel Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington. The battle made Wellesley's military career, and he remained in India as Governor of Seringatapam for five years. Tipu was killed during fierce fighting, and according to Wellesley's biographer, Elizabeth Longford, was 'shot dead by a British soldier who fancied the jewel in his turban'. The turban and jewel can be seen in the 'Last effort and fall of Tippoo Sultan', the second print in this series. Henry Singleton (1766-1839) was renowned for his multiple talents as a painter of history, allegory and genre (see lot 79 for an oil sketch of this scene). (4)