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Boats of Bengal: Eighteenth Century Portraits by Balthazar Solvyns
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Manohar
| Author:
Robert Hardgrave
| Language:
English
| Format:
Hardback
Publisher:
Manohar
Author:
Robert Hardgrave
Language:
English
Format:
Hardback
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The Flemish artist F. Balthazar Solvyns lived in Calcutta from 1791 to 183 and produced a remarkable series of etchings portraying the people of Bengal in their life and culture. First published in 1796, Hardgrave reproduces 36 of these prints, together with Solvyn’s descriptive text, and a commentary on each plate.
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The Flemish artist F. Balthazar Solvyns lived in Calcutta from 1791 to 183 and produced a remarkable series of etchings portraying the people of Bengal in their life and culture. First published in 1796, Hardgrave reproduces 36 of these prints, together with Solvyn’s descriptive text, and a commentary on each plate.
About Author
Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. is the Louann and Larry Temple Centennial Professor Emeritus in the Humanities, Departments of Government and Asian Studies at the University of Texas of Austin. His most recent book is A Portrait of the Hindus: Balthazar Solvyns & the European Image of India 176-1824.
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