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Name Solvyns, Frans Balthazar, 1760-1824 Level [40] File

1. Mss Eur F21/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F21/2
Title:
Account of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, containing a map and 14 drawings of views chiefly in Penang, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 1 and 3 by Frans Balthazar Solvyns. The rest are copies of others' sketches perhaps by Solvyns.. Artist(s): Solvyns, F
Scope & Content:
A map and 14 drawings of views chiefly in Penang, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, from an ‘Account of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands,’ compiled by Captain Alexander Kyd (1754-1826), c.1792. He was the nephew of Robert Kyd (1746-93), founder of the Calcutta Botanical Gardens at Sibpur. Alexander in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1787-1792
Extent:
1 Item

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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