A View of the Fort of Allahabad, William Hodges, 1783

Sketch that would be published as plate 20 from william hodges' 'select views in india'. Hodges went to allahabad in 1783 and sketched this view of the fort, which stands prominently at the confluence of the ganges and yamuna rivers. Construction of the fort at allahabad began in 1583, under the patronage of the mughal emperor akbar. Hodges described the fortress as built in "the old style" with heavy walls flanked by towers which had fallen into ruins, while the city outside the fort consisted only of thatched huts. Object Type: drawing. Date: 1783. Dimensions: height: 48.6 cm (19.1 in) ; width: 64.8 cm (25.5 in). Medium: graphite on laid paper, gray wash. Depicted Place: Allahabad. Collection: Yale Center for British Art. William Hodges - A View of the Fort of Allahabad - B1978.43.1729 - 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 allahabad fort graphite on laid paper gray wash allahabad yale center for british art william hodges