A VIEW OF CHINSURA THE DUTCH SETTLEMENT IN BENGAL

William Hodges (1744-97) was a pioneer in more ways than one. He was the first British landscape painter to visit India, and to portray scenery across the whole breadth of the Gangetic plain. As a writer, he gave the first detailed descriptions of numerous historic Indian buildings, and he theorised about the origins and evolution of Indian architectural design. His art illustrates his exploration into terrain which—in its breadth and scope—was at the time almost as unfamiliar to Indian as to Western eyes.

This Plate is from the series `Select Views of India`which is one of the earliest aquatint produced on India.

MEDIUM- Aquatint (Mounted for Protection)

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