A View of a Musjid, i.e. Tomb at Jionpoor, William Hodges, 1783

This design was published as plate 13 in 'william hodges' book, selected views in india, drawn on the spot, in the years 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783, and executed in aquatinta. Printed and sold for the author (william hodges) by j. Edwards british. Some of prints published by j. Wells, london british 1786–88. In 1783 hodges went to jaunpur and sketched the mosques built by the kings of the sharqi dynasty in the 15th century. This picture shows the entrance gateway to the atala mosque, which was built in 1408, making it the earliest of all the sharqi buildings at jaunpur. The arched entrance to the atala mosque is over 22 metres high. Along with the arch of the friday mosque at jaunpur, it is the highest in india. Object Type: painting. Date: 1783. Dimensions: height: 49.5 cm (19.4 in) ; width: 66.7 cm (26.2 in). Medium: graphite on laid paper, gray wash, pen and black ink over graphite. Depicted Place: Atala Mosque. Collection: Yale Center for British Art. William Hodges - A View of a Musjd, i.e., Tomb at Jionpoor (Jaunpur) - B1978.43.1728 - 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 photos of atala masjid graphite on laid paper gray wash pen and black ink over graphite atala mosque yale center for british art william hodges