A View of the Ravines at Etawa, William Hodges, circa 1783

Original sketch for plate 27 of william hodges' book, 'select views in india'. Etawah is situated on the left bank of the river yamuna and is divided in two parts by a wide ravine. The ravines were formed by the monsoon rain washing away the lowest part of the soil. The town of etawah held some strategic importance since the mughal empire. Successively, it came under the control of the marathas, the nawabs of oudh, and finally, in 1801, the east india company. Object Type: drawing. Date: circa 1783. Dimensions: height: 49.8 cm (19.6 in) ; width: 66.5 cm (26.1 in). Medium: graphite on laid paper, gray wash, pen and black ink. Collection: Yale Center for British Art. William Hodges - A View of the Ravines at Etawa - B1978.43.1752 - Yale Center for British Art

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drawings in the yale center for british art william hodges select views in india, drawn on the spot, in the years 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1783 uttar pradesh in the 18th century etawah landforms of uttar pradesh graphite on laid paper gray wash pen and black ink yale center for british art