A View of a Mosque at Chunar Gur, William Hodges, circa 1781

Original drawing, would be published as plate 19 from william hodges' book 'select views in india'. Hodges arrived at chunar in september 1781. He considered this gateway, leading to the tomb of shah kasim sulaiman at chunar, an instructive example of islamic influence in indian architecture. He remarked: "this view is given as a remarkable instance of the perfect similarity between the architecture of india, brought there from persia by the descendants of timur, and that brought into europe by the moors seated in spain, and which afterwards spread itself through all the western parts of europe, known by the name of gothic architecture. ". Object Type: drawing. Date: circa 1781. Dimensions: height: 48.3 cm (19 in) ; width: 65.2 cm (25.6 in). Medium: graphite on laid paper, gray wash, pen and black ink. Depicted Place: Chunar. Collection: Yale Center for British Art. William Hodges - A View of the Mosque at Chunar Gur (the Gateway), (Chunangarh) - B1978.43.1784 - 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 uttar pradesh in the 18th century old images of dargah of qasim shah sulemani graphite on laid paper gray wash pen and black ink chunar yale center for british art william hodges