Set of four prints portraying occupations

a) Hooka-Burdar, or Hooka Purveyor, carrying the Hooka
1805
Hand-coloured stipple engraving on paper
13 x 9.75 in (33 x 24.5 cm)

Plate no. 18 from The costume of Hindostan, elucidated by sixty coloured engravings

b) Native Coachman to an European
1805
Hand-coloured stipple engraving on paper
13 x 9.75 in (33 x 24.5 cm)

Plate no. 23 from The costume of Hindostan, elucidated by sixty coloured engravings

c) A Peada, or Footman
1805
Hand-coloured stipple engraving on paper
13 x 9.75 in (33 x 24.5 cm)

Plate no. 22 from The costume of Hindostan, elucidated by sixty coloured engravings

d) A Hircarrah [Messenger]
1805
Hand-coloured stipple engraving on paper
13 x 9.75 in (33 x 24.5 cm)

Plate no. 21 from The costume of Hindostan, elucidated by sixty coloured engravings

All the 4 plates are accompanied with a descriptive text.

Belgian marine artist Frans Baltazar Solvyns lived in Calcutta between 1791 and 1803 and is considered one of the earliest printmakers in India, besides Thomas Daniell. During his time in India, he documented 18th-century Indian culture and habitats, including the people, their occupations, festivals and religious customs.

Solvyns, residing in Calcutta from 1791 until 1803, produced a remarkable series of engravings depicting the people and culture he observed. First published in Calcutta in 1796 and 1799, and then in a four volume edition, Les Hindous, published in Paris, 1808-12.

(Set of four)

These works will be shipped unframed

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