Franz Balthazar Solvyns 1760 1824 Collection

Man smoking a hookah of hashish or opium, pub. 1808-12. Creator: Franz Balthazar Solvyns
Man smoking a hookah of hashish or opium, from Les Hindous ou la Description de leurs Moeurs Coutumes et Ceremonies, pub. 1808-12 (coloured etching)

Porter of the Ouriah caste, pub. 1808-12. Creator: Franz Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824)
Porter of the Ouriah caste, from Vol. I. of Les Hindous ou la Description de leurs Moeurs Coutumes et Ceremonies, pub. 1808-12 (coloured etching)

A Rahjah with attendants, pub. 1808-12. Creator: Franz Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824)
A Rahjah with attendants, from Les Hindous ou la Description de leurs Moeurs Coutumes at Ceremonies, pub. 1808-12 (coloured etching)

Houalouays, a confectioner or pastry cook, pub. 1808-12. Creator: Franz Balthazar Solvyns
Houalouays, a confectioner or pastry cook, from Les Hindous ou la Description de leurs Moeurs Coutumes et Ceremonies, pub. 1808-12 (coloured etching)

D jehalledar, or canopied bed conveyance with extra-long front, 1799
D jehalledar, or canopied bed conveyance with extra-long front, from The Manners, Customs and Dresses of The Hindus, 1799 (coloured etching)

A Dyback, or Astrologer, 1804. Creator: Franz Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824)
A Dyback, or Astrologer, from Costumes of India by E. Orme, 1804 (coloured etching). When a child is born in some areas of India, the Dyback or Dybukk makes calculations about their futures; here

A causto (clerk / scribe), pub. 1808-12. Creator: Franz Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824)
A causto (clerk/scribe), from Les Hindous ou la Description de leurs Moeurs Coutumes et Ceremonies, pub. 1808-12 (coloured etching)

A cobbler, pub. 1808-12. Creator: Franz Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824)
A cobbler, from Les Hindous ou la Description de leurs Moeurs Coutumes et Ceremonies, pub. 1808-12 (coloured etching). A Collection of Two Hundred and Fifty Coloured Etchings

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