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Collection Area Visual Arts Name Solvyns, Frans Balthazar, 1760-1824

1. Mss Eur F21/2, WD4488, WD4123-4126, WD4268, WD4313-4316

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F21/2, WD4488, WD4123-4126, WD4268, WD4313-4316
Title:
SOLVYNS, FRANS BALTHAZAR (1760-1824) Born Antwerp. In Calcutta from 1791 to 1804 mainly working on drawings and engravings for ‘A collection of two h ...
Scope & Content:
SOLVYNS, FRANS BALTHAZAR (1760-1824) Born Antwerp. In Calcutta from 1791 to 1804 mainly working on drawings and engravings for ‘A collection of two hundred and fifty coloured etchings descriptive of the manners, costumes and dresses of the Hindoos’, Calcutta, 1799. The work was not a commercial...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1787-1804
Extent:
11 items

2. WD4123

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4123
Title:
An avadhuta, an ascetic standing before his hut, his wife and child nearby. Artist(s): Solvyns, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824)
Scope & Content:
An ‘avadhuta’, an ascetic standing before his hut, his wife and child nearby. Inscribed: ‘An Ab’dhoot’. Water-colour; 37.5 by 25.5 cm. Note: See Section 7, no.5 of ‘The Hindoos’, a mirror image of this drawing.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1791-1804
Extent:
1 Item

3. WD4124

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4124
Title:
A sloop with furled sails on the Hooghly. Artist(s): Solvyns, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824)
Scope & Content:
A sloop with furled sails on the Hooghly. Inscribed: ‘A Sloop, Lth 60th Btn 18, B. Solvyns Section 9 No.3’. Water-colour; 37.3 by 25 cm. Note: See Section 9, no.3 of ‘The Hindoos’. The sloop was used in a waterfront scene by one of Solvyns’ Indian assistants, see Add.Or.4307.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1791-1804
Extent:
1 Item

4. WD4125

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4125
Title:
A standing man spinning cotton, another weaving at a loom with huts beyond. Artist(s): Solvyns, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824)
Scope & Content:
A standing man spinning cotton, another weaving at a loom with huts beyond. Pencil; 26.9 by 40 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1791-1804
Extent:
1 Item

5. WD4126

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4126
Title:
A camel. Artist(s): Solvyns, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824)
Scope & Content:
A camel. Pencil; 25.7 by 36.9 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1791-1804
Extent:
1 Item

6. WD4268

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4268
Title:
The temple at Kalighat, Calcutta, with colour notes and architectural details. Artist(s): Solvyns, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824)
Scope & Content:
The temple at Kalighat, with colour notes and architectural details. Pencil; 28.2 by 41.8 cm. Note: A preliminary drawing for ‘Callegaut’ in Section 7 of ‘The Hindoos’.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1791-1804
Extent:
1 Item

7. WD4313

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4313
Title:
A sanyasi, standing before a palm tree. Artist(s): Solvyns, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824)
Scope & Content:
A ‘sanyasi’, standing before a palm tree. Inscribed: ‘A Soonassee’. Water-colour; 43.4 by 31 cm. Note: See Section 7, no.6 of ‘The Hindoos’, a mirror image of the drawing.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1791-1804
Extent:
1 Item

8. WD4314

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4314
Title:
Two standing figures, one with a bow and arrow. Preliminary study for the watercolour of the Poggy Islanders, see the Kyd Collection, Mss Eur F21/2. Artist(s): Solvyns, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824)
Scope & Content:
Two standing figures, one with a bow and arrow. Pencil; 43.2 by 30 cm. Note: Preliminary study for the water-colour of the Poggy Islanders, see the Kyd Collection, Mss Eur F21/II.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1791-1804
Extent:
1 Item

9. WD4315

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4315
Title:
Standing ascetic wearing a dagger and carrying a small staff. Artist(s): Solvyns, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824)
Scope & Content:
Standing ascetic wearing a dagger and carrying a small staff. Pencil; 37 by 25 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1791-1804
Extent:
1 Item

10. WD4316

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4316
Title:
Standing ascetic holding a rosary. Artist(s): Solvyns, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824)
Scope & Content:
Standing ascetic holding a rosary. Pencil; 36.5 by 25 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1791-1804
Extent:
1 Item

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