A View of Tombs at Secundru near Agra.

Rare c.18th aquatint by William Hodges (1744-1797) of Sikandra, near Agra the site of a number of tombs, takes its name from Sultan Sikander Lodi (1489-1517), one of the last kings of the Delhi Sultanante. The tomb of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, know as Akbar the Great, ruled an empire that stretched across North India from 1556 to 1605, is seen towering above the trees.

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