Ghat on the Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1787.

  • Hodges, William, 1744-1797.
Date:
24 Febuary 1787
Reference:
26717i
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London (22 Charing Cross) : J. Wells, 24 Febuary 1787.

Physical description

1 print : soft ground etching with aquatint, printed in sepia, with watercolour ; platemark 32.5 x 47.5 cm.

Lettering

A view of part of the city of Benares, upon the Ganges ; drawn on the spot & engraved by W. Hodges

References note

Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860 from the library of J.R. Abbey, San Francisco 1991, vol. 2, no. 416.21

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Wellcome Collection 26717i

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