William Hodges & the prospect of India / edited by Giles Tillotson
By
Tillotson, Giles
Contributor
Andrew Rudd, Tilottama Mukherjee, Kanupriya Sharma and Giles Tillotson
Item Type
Hardcover (Book)
Serial
15531
Publisher
Delhi Art Gallery (DAG), New Delhi
Description
218 pages; colour illustration
ISBN / ISSN No.
9789381217948
Summay
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.
Accession No.
15531
Status
Available
Category
Contemporary Art
Gifted Detail
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