Osian's Auction Catalogue Creative India Series 1 Bengal | December 2011

1 W illiam H odges 28 October 1744 – 6 March 1797 Each is a sepia aquatint a. aView of tombs at Gazipoor Published 1 September 1787 after a drawing made in August 1781 b. aView of the Pagodas at Deogur Published 25 March 1787, after a drawing made in Feb. 1782 Each 14.8 x 20.3 in (37.5 x 51.4 cm) Provenance Private Collection, Mumbai. ` 150,000 – 225,000 US$ 3,000 – 4,500 (Lot of 2) a b 1785 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2011 Hodges visited Gazipoor in August 1781 and Deogarh in February 1782. Literary reference Archer, Mildred & Ronald Lightbown [1982]. India Observed: India as viewed by British Artists 1760 - 1860. London: Victoria and Albert Museum; p.57 [W. Hodges]