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The Delivery of the Definitive Treaty by the Hostage Princes into the Hands of Lord Cornwallis

The Delivery of the Definitive Treaty by the Hostage Princes into the Hands of Lord Cornwallis

The Delivery of the Definitive Treaty by the Hostage Princes into the Hands of Lord Cornwallis

Daniel Orme

The Delivery of the Definitive Treaty by the Hostage Princes into the Hands of Lord Cornwallis

year

1793

size

20.0 x 25.0 in. / 50.8 x 63.5 cm.

medium

Stipple engraving, tinted with watercolour on paper

The anxious expressions of the Indians are met by warm paternal smiles from the English in this imaginative depiction, showing Tipu’s sons handing the treaty signed by their father to Lord Cornwallis. This ceremony took place on 19 March 1792, some three weeks after the princes’ surrender.
The Delivery of the Definitive Treaty by the Hostage Princes into the Hands of Lord Cornwallis
The Delivery of the Definitive Treaty by the Hostage Princes into the Hands of Lord Cornwallis
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Art Artist Names Single Daniel Orme