Atala mosque at Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1786.
- Hodges, William, 1744-1797.
- Date:
- 15 September 1786
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- 26903i
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There is another, later, view of the Atala mosque by Thomas and William Daniell, published in their series Oriental scenery, III, with the lettering "A Mosque at Juanpore". See Archer op. cit. where she makes an extensive comparison between the two views
Jaunpur was the capital of an independent Muslim kingdom until the Mughal emperor Akbar captured it in 1559. The Atala mosque, completed in 1408, was built on the site of an old Hindu temple dedicated to Atala Devi
Early views in India, Mildred Archer, London 1980, p. 99
Publication/Creation
London (22 Charing Cross) : J. Wells, 15 September 1786.
Physical description
1 print : soft ground etching with aquatint, printed in sepia, with watercolour.
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A view of a musjd, i.e. tomb at Jionpoor ; drawn on the spot & engraved by W. Hodges
Notes
Two other impressions of this print, one with watercolour and one in monochrome, exist in the collection
References note
Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860 from the library of J.R. Abbey, San Francisco 1991, vol. 2, no. 416
Reference
Wellcome Collection 26903i
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