Record price for Singleton as painting of the surrender of Seringapatam makes £1.7m
A painting by Henry Singleton (1766-1839) depicting the surrender of Tipu Sultan’s two sons to Major General David Baird (1757-1829) made five times its estimate at Bonhams.
The 4ft 1in x 3ft 3in (1.25m x 99cm) oil on canvas came to auction for the first time from one of Ba…