Print shows the two young sons of Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore, wearing Indian costume and presented by elderly man to British officers in their tent; the old man hides his face in grief and they are followed by suite of attendants paying homage on their knees; a scroll with treaty lies on the floor; banners, weapons and bags of coins in the foreground, and an elephant in the immediate background at left; British soldiers and tents seen against palm-trees and mountains in the distant background.