Hodges: Benares
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Varanasi or Benares, Northern India

„A View of the City of Benares.”

View of the holy town Benares, seen over the River Ganges. Varanasi or Benares is situated on the banks of the River Ganges in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is regarded by Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains as a holy town and is one of the oldest towns of 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. Gives, London 1788.

Print size: 33 x 48 cm; Sheet size: 48 x 64 cm

Strong, atmospheric etching, minor stains and creases in the right margin, altogether very good condition of this decorative view.

€ 1.250,-