| The Last Effort and Fall of Tippoo Sultaun | |
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| Artist | Henry Singleton |
| Year | c.1800 |
| Type | Oil on canvas,history painting |
| Dimensions | 101 cm × 126 cm (40 in × 50 in) |
| Location | Private collection |
The Last Effort and Fall of Tippoo Sultaun is an 1800history painting by the BritishartistHenry Singleton.[1] It depicts the death of theTipu Sultan, ruler ofMysore, on 4 May 1799 while fighting British troops during theSiege of Seringapatam.[2] A British army led byGeorge Harris had besieged theFrench-allied Tipu's capital as part of theFourth Anglo-Mysore War, a campaign in which the futureDuke of Wellington served. The city was stormed on 4 May and the Tipu was killed in fighting around the Water Gate.[3]
Singleton specialised inportraits and history paintings. He exhibited at theRoyal Academy of Arts'sSummer Exhibition for many decades, although he was never elected as a member of the academy. It was one of a series of four paintings by Singleton portraying events during the siege along withThe Surrender of the Two Sons of Tippoo Sultaun to Sir David Baird,The Assault and Taking of Seringapatam andThe Body of Tippoo Sultaun recognised by his Family.[4] An 1802print by Niccolo Schiavonetti based on Singleton's painting is now in the collection of theBritish Museum.[5]
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