Hodges: Fatehpur Sikri
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Fatehpur Sikri, Northern India

„A View of the Ruins of part of the Palace and Mosque at Futty poor Sicri.“

View of the ruins of the Palace and Mosque in Fatehpur Sicri. The monuments of the town belong to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Fatehpur Sikri is situated in the province of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India.

Aquatint etching printed in brown by William Hodges (1744-1797) from „ Selected Views in India, Drawn on the Spot, in the Years 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783,…“ published by J. Wells, London 1786.

Print size: 32 x 48 cm , Sheet size: 48,5 cm x 65,5 cm

Beautiful and strong etching, left outter corner with smoothened dog´s ear, altogether very good condition.

€ 1.050,-

With the original description in English and French „Views of the Palace. And of the Mosque, At Futtipoor Sicri“ – „Vues du Palais, et de la Mosquée, à Futtypoor Sicri“.