ca. 1783
Description
Credit: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Inscription
In graphite, LC: 12 / Lucknow . Part of the city of Oude. Vol. 1 printed No. 1; verso of mount, in pen and brown ink, LR: view of ruins at Oud.
Descriptive Medium
Gray wash and graphite, on laid paper, laid down on 19th Century wash mount
Image Licence
Public Domain, Yale Center for British Art
Image Credit
image credit Yale Center for British Art
Location
Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Country
India
Medium
Wash Drawing
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
TWW Comment
The Oudh State or 'Oude' was a princely state in the Awadh region until it was annexed by the British in 1856. Its capital was Faizabad but the British Agents had their seat in Lucknow.
