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William Hodges: A View of Part of the Tomb of the Emperor Akbar at Secrundrii (Sikandra)  wikidata:Q106816004 reasonator:Q106816004
Artist
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
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A View of Part of the Tomb of the Emperor Akbar at Secundrii
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: Original wash drawing for plate 39 in William Hodges' book 'Select Views in India'. Hodges went to Sikandra in 1783 and described Emperor Akbar's tomb as "one of the greatest monuments of Moorish grandeur". It stands at the centre of a big garden, enclosed by high battlemented walls with four gateways of red sandstone. The main entrance is to the south and an avenue of tall trees leads to the tomb, which stands on a low marble platform.
Depicted place Sikandra, Agra
Date 1783
date QS:P571,+1783-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium Gray wash, pen and black / gray ink and graphite on laid paper, laid down on 19th century wash mount
Dimensions height: 50.2 cm (19.7 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 66.7 cm (26.2 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+50.2U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+66.7U174728
institution QS:P195,Q6352575
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B1978.43.1785 (Yale Center for British Art) Edit this at Wikidata
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Source Yale Center for British Art Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
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