View of the Fort of Peteter, William Hodges, circa 1781

This is the wash drawing for plate 44 in william hodges' book 'select views in india'. Hodges sketched the fort at pateeta in 1781, during his stay with governor general warren hastings at chunar. The fort of pateeta was at that time being held by the rebellious indian ruler, chait singh, but british forces attacked and reclaimed the fort. Chait singh and his armies fled west to gwalior. Hodges described pateeta as "a large town, surrounded by a rampart, and defended by a fort". Object Type: print. Date: circa 1781. Dimensions: height: 49.4 cm (19.4 in) ; width: 67.2 cm (26.4 in). Medium: graphite on laid paper, gray wash, pen and black ink. Depicted Place: Pateeta. Collection: Yale Center for British Art. William Hodges - View of the Fort of Peteter (Pateeta) - B1978.43.1788 - 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 paintings by william hodges select views in india, drawn on the spot, in the years 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1783 bihar in the 1780s mirzapur district forts in uttar pradesh maharaja chait singh graphite on laid paper gray wash pen and black ink pateeta yale center for british art william hodges