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William Hodges: A View of Shekoabad   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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William Hodges  (1744–1797)  wikidata:Q730841 s:en:Author:William Hodges q:en:William Hodges
 
William Hodges
Description British explorer and painter
Date of birth/death 28 October 1744 Edit this at Wikidata 6 March 1797 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Brixham (Devonshire)
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London, Derby, Bengalen
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artist QS:P170,Q730841
Title
A View of Shekoabad
Object type print
object_type QS:P31,Q11060274
Description
English: *A View of Shekoabad, by William Hodges, 1788* (BL)-- Dara Shukoh's hunting lodge outside Agra.
This is plate 43 from William Hodges' book 'Select Views in India'. Shikohabad was named after Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The ruins next to the tank (reservoir) are the remains of Dara Shikoh's hunting lodge. Shikohabad changed hands on many occasions during the 18th century and the British did absolutely secure control until 1801.
Depicted place Shikohabad
Date 1788
date QS:P571,+1788-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium lithograph
medium QS:P186,Q15123870
Dimensions height: 33.3 cm (13.1 in); width: 48 cm (18.8 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,33.3U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,48U174728
institution QS:P195,Q23308
Accession number
X307(43)
Place of creation London
Credit line British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections
Source/Photographer https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019xzz000000307u00043000.html
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