Northern view of Chunar from the Ganges, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1785.

  • Hodges, William, 1744-1797.
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20 May 1785
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Northern view of Chunar from the Ganges, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1785. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Chunar or Chunargarh was the favourite residence of Warren Hastings, governor-general of India. Hastings was also Hodges' patron

The sandstone rock upon which Chunar is situated was also the major source of building material for the city of Varanasi

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20 May 1785.

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1 print : line etching with aquatint, printed in sepia, with watercolour ; platemark 32 x 47.8 cm.

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A view of the north end of Chunar Gar ; drawn on the spot & engraved by W. Hodges

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Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860 from the library of J.R. Abbey, San Francisco 1991, vol. 2, no. 416.2

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Two other impressions of this image, both with watercolour, exist in the collection

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Wellcome Collection 26790i

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