The Flemish artist F. Balthazar Solvyns lived in Calcutta from 1791 to 1803 and produced a remarkable series of etchings portraying the people of Bengal in their life and culture. First published in Calcutta in 1796 and redone for a more elaborate Paris edition, Les Hindoûs, 1808-12, some 300 etchings, with their accompanying descriptions, provide a rich and detailed ethnographic survey of India of two hundred years ago. With sections on caste occupations, household servants, festivals, religious mendicants, and musical instruments, Solvyns includes a portrayal of the boats of Bengal in 36 etchings.
- ISBN10 8173043582
- ISBN13 9788173043581
- Publish Date 1 January 2001
- Publish Status Transferred
- Publish Country IN
- Imprint Manohar Publishers and Distributors
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 134
- Language English