A View of Part of the Palace of the Late Nabob Suja ul Dowla at Fizabad, William Hodges, circa 1783

Original wash drawing for plate 38 in william hodges' book 'select views in india'. In 1783 hodges went to faizabad and saw the abandoned palace of the nawab of oudh. Built on the south bank of the ghaghara river, the palace was constructed by the third nawab of oudh, shuja ud-daula (1754-75), and was named 'fort calcutta'. In 1775 his successor, asaf ud-daula, abandoned the palace when he decided to shift the capital of oudh from faizabad back to lucknow. Object Type: print. Date: circa 1783. Dimensions: height: 48.7 cm (19.1 in) ; width: 66.5 cm (26.1 in). Medium: graphite on laid paper, gray wash. Depicted Place: Faizabad. Collection: Yale Center for British Art. William Hodges - A View of Part of the Palace of the Late Nabob Siya ul Dowla at Fizabad (Fyzabad) - B1978.43.1750 - 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 historical images of faizabad graphite on laid paper gray wash faizabad yale center for british art william hodges