A View of the Cuttera built by Jaffier Cawn at Muxadavad, William Hodges, 1781

Original wash sketch for plate 41 in william hodges' book 'select views in india'. Hodges went to murshidabad in 1781. Named after nawab murshid kuli khan, murshidabad became the capital of bengal in 1705. This view shows the katra mosque, which was built in 1724 by murshid kuli khan. With its two huge octagonal minarets, it is said that this mosque was modelled after the great mosque at mecca. Object Type: painting. Date: 1781. Dimensions: height: 48.7 cm (19.1 in) ; width: 66.2 cm (26 in). Medium: graphite on laid paper, gray wash. Depicted Place: Murshidabad. Collection: Yale Center for British Art. William Hodges - A View of the Cuttera Built by Jaffier Cawn at Muxadavad (Murishidbad) - B1978.43.1791 - 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 old images of murshidabad katra mosque (murshidabad)graphite on laid paper gray wash murshidabad yale center for british art william hodges