English Officers in the Summer Palace of Tippoo in Bangalore

Sir Alexander Allan served in the Madras Infantry throughout the period of the Mysore Wars, and played a part in the surrender of Tipu’s family after the fall of Srirangapatna. A talented draughtsman, he drew and later published a series of views of the fields of battle. Here he shows British officers occupying Tipu’s palace after the capture of Bangalore in 1791 (see also cat. nos 27, 60 and 61).