A View of a Mausoleum at Etmadpoor, William Hodges, circa 1783

Original drawing for plate 36 in william hodges' book 'select views in india'. In 1783, while venturing towards agra, hodges passed by a number of small towns, one of which was etmadpur. At that place he noted a pavilion built in the centre of a tank. Hodges believed that this building was a mausoleum, but in fact, it is the burhia ka tal, a water palace built by itimad khan in the 1570s. Itimad khan's tomb is on the edge of the tank, and is the vantage point from which this picture was made. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1783. Dimensions: height: 49.4 cm (19.4 in) ; width: 66.7 cm (26.2 in). Medium: graphite on laid paper, gray wash, pen and black ink. Depicted Place: Etmadpur. Collection: Yale Center for British Art. William Hodges - A View of a Mausoleum at Etmadpoor (Itmadpur) - B1978.43.1743 - Yale Center for British Art

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Author: William Hodges (1744–1797)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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drawings in the yale center for british art select views in india, drawn on the spot, in the years 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1783 paintings by william hodges etmadpur graphite on laid paper gray wash pen and black ink yale center for british art william hodges