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Procession with seated figure carried on a stretcher, with snakes, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 30651iPart of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos- Pictures
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A musician with a doyra, a percussion instrument resembling a tambourine, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 31370iPart of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos- Pictures
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Hindu priest, or brahmin, and assistants, singing to a seated audience, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 31414iPart of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos- Pictures
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Street scene with musician playing a saurinda, a type of violin, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 31130iPart of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos- Pictures
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Man playing a borung, a type of horn played at Hindu festivals, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 31259iPart of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos- Pictures
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A musician with a nagra, a type of drum played with sticks, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 31307iPart of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos- Pictures
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Brahman priest with a musical shell and a bell, being used at a religious ceremony, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 31179iPart of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos- Pictures
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Musician playing the dump, a drum which is held vertically and struck with the fingers, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 31348iPart of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos- Pictures
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Musician playing a jultrung, an instrument composed of china cups that are struck with sticks, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 31143iPart of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos- Pictures
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Man striking a causer, or gong, used at certain times by the servants of priests, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 31174iPart of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos- Pictures
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Musician with instrument made from pumpkin shells joined by a wire and played with a bow, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 31209iPart of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos- Pictures
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Man holding percussion instruments made of hollow brass rings, containing small balls, played with the hands, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 30703iPart of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos- Pictures
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Musician with a percussion instrument made of two drums of different sizes joined together, and played with a drumstick, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 31372iPart of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos- Pictures
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A musician with a d'hole, a drum played at one end with a stick, and at the other with the hand, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 31373iPart of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos- Pictures
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Musician with a d'hauk, a large drum carried over the shoulder and decorated with feathers, played at marriages and religious occasions, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1799]Reference: 31269iPart of: Manners, customs, and dresses of the Hindoos- Pictures
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Chief servant in a European household, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, ca. 1808-1812.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1808-1812]Reference: 31087iPart of: Les Hindoûs- Pictures
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Ayah, or female attendant for European and Indian women, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, ca. 1808-1812.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1808-1812]Reference: 31082iPart of: Les Hindoûs- Pictures
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Jammadar, or head servant-in-waiting to either Europeans or Indians, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, ca. 1808-1812.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1808-1812]Reference: 31051iPart of: Les Hindoûs- Pictures
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House-seller for Europeans returning from market with an attendant carrying his purchases, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, ca. 1808-1812.
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824.Date: [1808-1812]Reference: 31076iPart of: Les Hindoûs- Books
Portrait of the Hindus : Balthazar Solvyns & the European image of India, 1760-1824 / Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr.
Hardgrave, Robert L.Date: 2004