A View of the Ruins of part of the Palace and Mosque at Futty poor Sicri, William Hodges, 1782

A wash drawing, that would be published as plate 11 from william hodges' book 'select views in india'. The royal city of fatehpur sikri, south-west of agra, was built by the orders of the mughal emperor akbar in the 1570s. The city served as his capital, and contained ornate palace buildings, tombs and a large mosque. When william hodges saw fatehpur sikri in 1782 he remarked that the palace "is in total ruin. The only part which serves to give an idea of its former grandeur is the principal gate". Object Type: painting. Date: 1782. Dimensions: height: 49.5 cm (19.4 in) ; width: 66.7 cm (26.2 in). Medium: graphite on laid paper, gray wash. Depicted Place: Fatehpur Sikri. Collection: Yale Center for British Art. William Hodges - A View of the Ruins of Part of the Palace and Mosque at Futty Poor Sicri (Fatepur Sikri) - B1978.43.1723 - 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 historical images of fatehpur sikri graphite on laid paper gray wash fatehpur sikri yale center for british art william hodges