A View of Tombs at Ghazipoor, William Hodges, circa 1781

This was published as plate 8 from william hodges' book 'select views in india'. This aquatint by william hodges is based on his own 1781 drawing, made at ghazipur. Shujah ud-daulah, who was the nawab of oudh from 1754 to 1775, assigned the governship of ghazipur to faiz ali khan. At the time of hodges' visit, several edifices erected by faiz ali khan still remained. Object Type: drawing. Date: circa 1781. Dimensions: height: 49.5 cm (19.4 in) ; width: 66.4 cm (26.1 in). Medium: graphite on laid paper, gray wash. Collection: Yale Center for British Art. William Hodges - A View of the Tombs at Gazipoor (Ghazipur) - B1978.43.1734 - 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 ghazipur tombs in uttar pradesh graphite on laid paper gray wash yale center for british art william hodges