River Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1788.

  • William Hodges
Date:
27 April 1788
Reference:
26727i
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London (103 Strand) : J. Grives, 27 April 1788.

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1 print : soft ground etching with aquatint, printed in sepia, with watercolour ; platemark 32.3 x 47.5 cm.

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

Notes

Two other impressions of this image, one with watercolour and one in monochrome, also 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. 416.45

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Wellcome Collection 26727i

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