
Tipu Sultan
ca. 1790
Unknown
SSEA
Portrait of Tipu Sultan (1749-99). The ruler of Mysore is wearing a bright green tunic with matching green turban, decorated with a jewelled turban ornament. He has three pearl necklaces each with a jewelled pendant, and a jewelled sash over his right shoulder, which holds a gold sword on his left hip and a large green and yellow striped patka, a sash or belt. Tipu Sultan rests against a red bolster; the background is blue.
- Maker/Artist
- Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Medium
- opaque watercolour, paint, paper, painted
- Locations
- : Mysore
- Dimensions
- Height: 27 cm Width: 21.5 cm
- Departments
- SSEA
- Accession Number
- IS.266-1952
- Credit Line
- Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer-Anderson, Pasha.
- Rights Statement
- arr
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