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The Finding of the Body of Tippoo Sahib

Description

Painting entitled 'The Finding of the Body of Tippoo Sahib. Major-General David Baird and other British officers finding the body of Tippoo Sahib, the Sultan of Mysore, in the gateway in the north face of the fort of Seringapatam on the 4th May 1799', oil on canvas, by Arthur William Devis, c. 1802

Museum reference

M.1990.7

Collection

Warfare and Defence

Object name

Painting

Production information

Devis, Arthur William, 1762 - 1822, Delineator

Date

c. 1802

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Associations

British land forces: British Army
Depicted: Baird, David, General Sir, 1st Bart 1757 - 1829
Depicted: Tipu Sultan, 1750 - 1799
Depicted: Seringapatam
Seringapatam, Mysore, India, South Asia

Exhibitions

  • Discoveries Redisplay, 2015

  • Discoveries (29 Jul 2011 - 2016)
    National Museum of Scotland

  • The Tiger and the Thistle: Tipu Sultan and the Scots in India (29 Jul 1999 - 28 Mar 2010)
    National Galleries of Scotland

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Bullet case Bullet case

Spent 0.303 inch bullet case, recovered from field near to Dirleton air-to-ground firing range used by aircraft from No. 132 Operational Training Unit based at East Fortune

Bullet case Bullet case

Spent 0.303 inch bullet case, recovered from field near to Dirleton air-to-ground firing range used by aircraft from No. 132 Operational Training Unit based at East Fortune

Bullet case Bullet case

Spent 0.303 inch bullet case, recovered from field near to Dirleton air-to-ground firing range used by aircraft from No. 132 Operational Training Unit based at East Fortune

Bullet case Bullet case

Spent 0.303 inch bullet case, recovered from field near to Dirleton air-to-ground firing range used by aircraft from No. 132 Operational Training Unit based at East Fortune

Bullet case Bullet case

Spent 0.303 inch bullet case, recovered from field near to Dirleton air-to-ground firing range used by aircraft from No. 132 Operational Training Unit based at East Fortune

Bullet case Bullet case

Spent 0.303 inch bullet case, recovered from field near to Dirleton air-to-ground firing range used by aircraft from No. 132 Operational Training Unit based at East Fortune

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