Boat

Boat

Friday, September 12, 2014

Earlier Reference: Etchings of François Balthazar Solvyns

François Balthazar Solvyns has made etchings on Indian society. it was published under the title "A Collection of Two Hundred and Fifty Coloured Etchings: Descriptive of the Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos".  Calcutta, 1796, 1799. About 36 boats we can traced there under "Boats of Bengal". All those paintings are available in web. go through: http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/hardgrave/solvynsonline/pages/Solvyns-Etchings.htm