A View of Shekoabad.

Rare c.18th aquatint by William Hodges (1744-1797) of  Shikohabad which was named after Mughal Dara Shikoh, the son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The ruins next to the tank (reservoir) are the remains of Dara Shikoh’s hunting lodge.

From: William Hodges, Select Views in India, drawn on the Spot, in the years 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1783, and executed in Aqua Tinta

References:
Abbey, J.R. Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860. London 1972: 416.
Archer, M. Early Views of India. The Picturesque Journeys of Thomas and William Daniell, 1786-1794. Lonon & New York 1980: pp. 97-100, ill. p. 99.
Godrej, P. & Rohatgi, P., Scenic Splendours : India through the Printed Image. 1989 London: p. 44, fig. 16,17.

Collections:
Royal Academy: 03/2612
British Museum London: 1917,1208.14.1-49
Met Museum New York: 66.631.3
Royal Collection Trust UK: RCIN 1070250