By nightfall, Tipu's lifeless body was found amongst the dead. He had been shot in the head and stripped of his jewels. His body was discovered where the fighting had been fiercest. This is a propagandist painting by a British artist.
'The British lion had subdued the Mysore tiger and added another member to its pride.' - Simon Schama
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