A View of the Bridge over Oodooanulla, William Hodges, circa 1781

Bridge at oodooanulla, india. Coloured etching by william hodges, 1787. This is the sketch for plate 24 from william hodges' book 'select views in india'. Udha nullah is the name of both a village and a stream in bihar. It gained notoriety among the british in 1763, when their forces, guided by major adams, defeated the nawab of murshidabad mir kasim here. The bridge was built in the 17th century by sultan sujah, the third son of the mughal emperor, shah jahan. Hodges describes the bridge as: "one of the most elegant specimen in architecture of those times. ". Object Type: drawing. Date: circa 1781. Dimensions: height: 47.1 cm (18.5 in) ; width: 64.9 cm (25.5 in). Medium: graphite on laid paper, wash. Depicted Place: Udhwa. Collection: Yale Center for British Art. William Hodges - A View of the Bridge over Ooodooanvlla (Udha Nullah) - B1978.43.1767 - 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 william hodges select views in india, drawn on the spot, in the years 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1783 uttar pradesh in the 18th century udhwa graphite on laid paper wash yale center for british art