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Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824), 'A Coomhar', hand coloured etching, with manuscript inscription beneath, images

Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824), 'A Coomhar', hand coloured etching, with manuscript inscription beneath, images size 14.5" x 9.75" (37 x 25cm).

The costume of Indostan [...] with descriptions in English and French, taken in the years 1798 and 1799.

Folio; 60 pl. (light off-setting on some text ff., occ. spotting or very light soiling rarely touching pl.). - Based on Solvyns' earlier work "The manners, customs and dresses of the Hindoos", this rare work (1st ed. 1804) is complete with the 60 hand-coloured engravings after his originals. Solvyns (1760-1824) was a Flemish painter and printmaker who lived in India from 1791 to 1803. Accompanying text in English and French. Some plates watermarked "J. Whatman 1834". Ref. Cp. Colas 2765, Abbey Travel 429, Lipperheide 1479.

BALTHAZAR SOLVYN (1760-1824), A SET OF TWLEVE HAND COLOURED BOOK PLATES

AFTER BALTHAZAR SOLVYN (1760-1824)A SET OF SIX HAND COLOURED BOOK PLATES FROM 'THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS AND DRESSES OF THE HINDOOS', PUBLISHED IN CALCUTTA 1796-179, framed as one, together with another set of six from the same seriesEach book plate numbered and titled in ink Each plate 44x26cm, overall inc. frame 103 x 101.5cm (2)Provenance:Ramsay Ltd, London

Solvyns, (Frans Balthazar) (1760-1824)

Solvyns, (Frans Balthazar) (1760-1824) Solvyns, (Frans Balthazar) (1760-1824) Six Plates from The Costume of Hindostan, London: W. Bulmer for Edward Orme, 1804-1805 Solvyns, (Frans Balthazar) A collection of six hand-coloured etchings, Descriptive of the Manners, Costume and Dresses of the Hindoos, each dressed in a specific manner depending on their rank and gender, including a Durzee, or Taylor, an Auhheer, Kawra, or Hog-Keepers, Tauntees or Weavers, a Polye, or Fishwoman, and a B’heeshty or Waterman, from The Costume of Hindostan, London: J. Hayes for Edward Orme, 1807, text in English, by Scott or T. Vivares after Solvyns, plates 4, 6, 11, 17, 19, and 41, framed, each measuring 51 x 40.5cm. ***Frans Balthazar Solvyns or François Baltazar was a Flemish marine painter, printmaker and ethnographer. While living and working in India from 1791 to 1803, he made many drawings of the daily lives of the Indians which he later etched and published. It was based on Solvyn's earlier work containing 250 plates, The Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos, published at Calcutta in 1799. Abbey Travel 429; Colas 2766; Lipperheide Ld9: cf. Brunet V, 433 (note); Tooley 461; Vinet 2350.

Eight plates depicting various tradespeople, from Les Hindoûs ou description de leurs moeurs, coutumes et cérémonies, by Francois Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) Chez L'Auteur, Paris, 1808-1812(8)

Eight plates depicting various tradespeople, from Les Hindoûs ou description de leurs moeurs, coutumes et cérémonies, by Francois Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) Chez L'Auteur, Paris, 1808-1812 partly printed, partly hand-coloured etchings on paper, each with section number and title in lower border, framed plates 355 x 253 mm. (sight); frames 39 x 49 cm.(8)

François Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824)

François Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) A collection of twenty-two plates from Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos hand-coloured etchings with titles, on paper mounts, published Calcutta, 1799, unframed 38 x 25cm

A group of twenty-eight watercolours of tradespeople, servants, bearers and other figures, some inspired by works by John Gantz and Balthazar Solvyns Company School, South India, circa 1830-40

A group of twenty-eight watercolours of tradespeople, servants, bearers and other figures, some inspired by works by John Gantz and Balthazar Solvyns Company School, South India, circa 1830-40 watercolours on watermarked paper, removed from the original album and laid down on to modern card, original handwritten English inscriptions also excised and laid down on the same card, loosely tipped into modern album the smallest 120 x 90 mm.; the largest 200 x 285 mm.; original album 287 x 230 mm.; modern album 29.5 x 38 cm.

Company School Painting of a Rope Maker

Company School Painting of a Rope Maker.  British India, ca. 1830-1850.  Watercolour on paper, depicted standing and carrying a bundle of string or rope, with English writing below. The word below the figure, could either revere to a Kapauly, a rope-maker, as described by Frans Balthazar Solvyns, in his work Les Hindous: Ou Description de Leurs Moeurs, Coutumes et Ceremonies. Or it revers to the city of Tiruchirappalli, which was formerly known as Trichinopoly, also called Chinopoly. REFERENCE: FRANS BALTHAZAR SOLVYNS, Les Hindous: Ou Description de Leurs Moeurs, Coutumes et Ceremonies, Paris: Chez l'Auteur & H. Nicolle, 1808-1812.  Archer, M., Company Paintings: Indian Paintings of the British Period, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1992 Dallapiccola, A., South Indian Paintings: a Catalogue of the British Museum Collection, British Museum Press, London, 2010

SOLVYNS BALTHASAR (1760 - 1824) boek dd 1796 getiteld "Manners, c

SOLVYNS BALTHASAR (1760 - 1824) boek dd 1796 getiteld "Manners, customs and dresses of the Hindoos" met handingekleurde gravures van Solvyns 18th Cent. book (dd 1796) "Manners, customs and dresses of the Hindoos" with handcoloured engravings by Balthasar Solvyns

SOLVYNS, Frans Baltasar (1760-1824) - The costume of Hindostan. London: W. Bulmer per Edward Orme, 1804. Eugène Rose de Beauharnais' copy of the first edition published in book form of Solvyns' superb record of the people of Bengal, based...

SOLVYNS, Frans Baltasar (1760-1824) - The costume of Hindostan. London: W. Bulmer per Edward Orme, 1804. Eugène Rose de Beauharnais' copy of the first edition published in book form of Solvyns' superb record of the people of Bengal, based on drawings made when the artist was resident in Calcutta between 1791 and 1803. The work was first published in parts with an undated title page, and was followed by editions in 1804 (as here) and 1807. The popularity of the images however ensured that the work stayed in print for many years. Folio (381 x 275mm). Text in English and French, 60 hand-coloured engraved plates by Scott or Vivares after Solvyns (lacking some tissue papers, some light soiling and minor spotting). Contemporary half red leather stamped in gilt with the initials "EA" of Eugene de Beauharnias and his wife Amelie of Bavari under Royal Crown (extremities rubbed, head of spine chipped). Provenance: Eugène Rose de Beauharnais (1781-1824), French general in the Napoleonic Wars and Viceroy of Italy, son of Josephine Tascher de la Pagerie, later wife of Napoleon and Empress of the French. Eugene de Beauharnais married Princess Augusta Amelia of Bavaria (1788-1851), daughter of Maximilian I of Bavaria (cypher on binding) - de Savotsch (bookplate). IT SOLVYNS, Frans Baltasar (1760-1824) - The costume of Hindostan. Londra: W. Bulmer per Edward Orme, 1804. La copia del Principe Eugenio di Beauharnais della prima edizione pubblicata in forma di libro della dettagliata testimonianza di Solvyns del popolo del Bengala, basato su disegni realizzati quando l'artista risiedeva a Calcutta tra il 1791 e il 1803. L'opera fu pubblicata per la prima volta in parti con un frontespizio non datato, e fu seguita da questa edizione del 1804 e successivamente del 1807. La popolarità delle immagini fece sì che continuasse a essere pubblicata per molti anni. Folio (381 x 275mm). Testo in inglese e francese, 60 tavole colorate a mano all'epoca di Scott o Vivares da Solvyns (alcune tracce di polvere e lievi fioriture, senza alcune veline). Mezza pelle rossa su carta viola, monogramma del Principe Eugenio di Beauharnais e della moglie Amelie di Bavaria con corona reale in oro ai piatti, in barbe (estremità graffiate, perdita alla cuffia superiore). Provenienza: Eugène Rose de Beauharnais (1781-1824) e Principessa Augusta Amelia di Bavaria (1788-1851; legatura con monogramma incoroqnato) - de Savotsch (exlibris).

Engraving : (5) colored etching after SOLVYNS Balthazar

Estampe: (5) Eau-forte couleur d'après *SOLVYNS B.* (Balthazar) (1760 -1824) 36x50cm s/s cadre Engraving : (5) colored etching after SOLVYNS Balthazar

Engraving: (34) Colored etching after SOLVYNS Balthazar

Estampe (34) Eau-forte couleur d'après *SOLVYNS B.* (Balthazar) (1760 -1824) 36x25.5cm dont 3 encadrés s/v (acc) Engraving: (34) Colored etching after SOLVYNS Balthazar

Engraving : (5) Color etching after SOLVYNS Balthazar

Estampe: (5) Eau-forte couleur d'après *SOLVYNS B.* (Balthazar) (1760 -1824) 36x50cm s/s cadre Engraving : (5) Color etching after SOLVYNS Balthazar

Engraving (34) Color etching after SOLVYNS Balthazar

Estampe (34) Eau-forte couleur d'après *SOLVYNS B.* (Balthazar) (1760 -1824) 36x25.5cm dont 3 encadrés s/v (acc) Engraving (34) Color etching after SOLVYNS Balthazar

Francois Balthasar Solvyns Engravings [India] (5)

Francois Balthasar Solvyns (1760 - 1824) group of five colored engravings. Written in pencil is (ca.) '1840' lower left. Exact age of these colored engravings is not confirmed, however, they date 1808-1840. Two are fair to good with stains, remaining

Francois Balthasar Solvyns Engravings (5)

Francois Balthasar Solvyns (1760 - 1824) group of five colored engravings. Written in pencil is (ca.) '1840' lower left. Exact age of these colored engravings is not confirmed, however, they date 1808-1840. Two are fair to good with stains, remaining three VG/VG-EX. Sheets measure 16 in. x 11 in. as portrait and approximately 11 in. x 15 in. as landscape. Unframed, loose and not mounted or glued down. If lot is absent of a condition report a condition report may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as grading can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Provenance: C.D. Raymond & Son collection. We ship most items in this auction in house and gladly combine shipping if possible of multiple items. (5 @ J5 R22)

Frans Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824), pair of hand colored etchings, A Buddee-a, No 34 and A Doam, No 43, Rajpoots etched in Calcu...

Frans Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824), pair of hand colored etchings, A Buddee-a, No 34 and A Doam, No 43, Rajpoots etched in Calcutta 1799, plate sizes 14 1/2" x 10" Provenance: Estate of Kenneth Jay Lane

India - Porom Houngse hand coloured etching by Solvyns, Francois Balthazar

India - Porom Houngse hand coloured etching by Solvyns, Francois Balthazar - from the Paris edition of Les Hindous, Paris Chez L' Auteur 1808-1812. The species of Faquirs called Purrum-hungse in the belief of the superstitious Hindoo, is a man descended from heaven who lives thousands of years without taking the smallest nourishment and who, thrown into the water or the fire, suffers no fatal effect from either, unframed measures 42x58cm approx.

Indian interest - after Frans Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) four hand-coloured plates from 'Titles Illustrations de Hindous',

Indian interest - after Frans Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) four hand-coloured plates from 'Titles Illustrations de Hindous', titled 'Mourpenky'; 'Cochenille'; 'Panswae'; and 'Cotton', engraver probably Georg Berhard Depping, the largest measuring 10 1/4 x 14in. (26 x 35.5cm.). (4) * Condition: All have quite marked foxing, most noticeably to the sky. 'Mourpenky' and 'Panswae' have good colour, but both have a large area of water marking to the right hand side of the sky. The colours are a little faded on 'Cotton' and 'Cochinille' and both again have damp/water marking to right side of sky. Cotton is lacking the glass and it has a small dent to the paper to the top centre.

Francois Balthazar Solvyns,Costume of Indostan

Francois Balthazar Solvyns, Flemish, 1760-1824, 2 Plates from "The Costume of Indostan", colored engravings, published by Edward Orme. Note: Litchfield County Auctions is offering lots from The estate of Helen Watson Gordon following the Sotheby's , Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Sale held on March 19th 2018. Link to Sotheby's biography: http://www.sothebys.com/en/news-video/blogs/all-blogs/on-india/2018/02/an-untold-story-helen-watson-gordon.html (LKUT3102/2)(MM)

SOLVYNS, Balthazar (Flemish 1760-1824) (2) 'An Hircara' & 'A Serdar Be

SOLVYNS, Balthazar (Flemish 1760-1824) (2) 'An Hircara' & 'A Serdar Bearer.' From 'Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos,' 1796. Coloured Etching (2)

SOLVYNS, Balthazar (Flemish 1760-1824) (2) 'A Chokeeda' & 'A Mushaulje

SOLVYNS, Balthazar (Flemish 1760-1824) (2) 'A Chokeeda' & 'A Mushauljee.' From 'Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos,' 1796. Coloured Etching (2)

SOLVYNS, Balthazar (Flemish 1760-1824) (3) 'A Matranny;' 'An Auoree;'

SOLVYNS, Balthazar (Flemish 1760-1824) (3) 'A Matranny;' 'An Auoree;' & Untitled, Bearer. From 'Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos,' 1796. Coloured Etching (3)

SOLVYNS, Balthazar (Flemish 1760-1824) (2) 'A Man of Low Rank,' & 'A Woman of Low Rank,' from 'Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos,' 1796.

SOLVYNS, Balthazar (Flemish 1760-1824) (2) 'A Man of Low Rank,' & 'A Woman of Low Rank,' from 'Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos,' 1796. Coloured Etching (2) 40x28cm (each)

Frans Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) [The Manners,

Frans Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) [The Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos], 150 plates only (of 250), etchings with hand-colouring, [c.1799], each c.370 x 250mm. (14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in), or the reverse, some double-page, on thin laid paper, neatly mounted onto cream laid paper with double black-ink ruled borders, disbound, loose, all unframed (150).

FRANS BALTHAZAR SOLVYNS (1760-1824) The Costume of Hindostan. London: W. Bulmer for Edward Orme, 1804 [-1805] [plates watermarked 1802 and 1804]. 2° (362 x 249mm). Text in English and French, 4 hand-coloured soft-ground etchings and 56 hand-coloured line- or stipple-engraved plates by Scott or Vivares after Solvyns, with tissue guards. (Occasional light spotting, minor browning and offsetting as usual.) Contemporary speckled calf, boards richly gilt with outer floriate border containing eagle and caduceus tools, and an inner border of anthemion, red morocco label lettered in gilt to spine (joints split but firm, extremities somewhat rubbed, corners bumped, boards scuffed, tail-cap worn). Provenance: Frances Mary Richardson Currer (1785-1861), heiress and bibliophile, her armorial book plate to the front free endpaper; Mathew Wilson, his bookplate to the front paste down. FIRST EDITION PUBLISHED IN BOOK FORM of Solvyns' superb record of the people of Bengal, based on drawings made when the artist was resident in Calcutta between 1791 and 1803. The work was first published in parts with an undated title page, and was followed by editions in 1804 (as here) and 1807. The popularity of the images however ensured that the work stayed in print for many years. It was based on Solvyn's earlier work containing 250 plates: The Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos (Calcutta: 1799). Abbey Travel, 429; Colas 2765; Brunet V, 433; cf. Lipperheide Ld9.

Solvyns, Frans Baltasar (1760-1824), The Costume

Solvyns, Frans Baltasar (1760-1824), The Costume of Hindostan, J Hayes for Edward Orme, London, 1807

SOLVYNS, Frans Baltasar (1760-1824) Les Hindous.

SOLVYNS, Frans Baltasar (1760-1824) Les Hindous. Paris, chez l'auteur 1808-1812. Volumes 1 et 3 seulement. 2 forts volumes in folio relié demi-veau rouge à coins, titre doré au dos. Publié en livraisons...

SOLVYNS, Frans Baltasar (1760-1824). The Costume of Hindostan. London: J. Hayes for Edward Orme, 1807 [plates watermarked 1831]. 2° (365 x 264mm), 60 hand-coloured line- or stipple-engraved or etched plates by Scott or T. Vivares after Solvyns

SOLVYNS, Frans Baltasar (1760-1824). The Costume of Hindostan. London: J. Hayes for Edward Orme, 1807 [plates watermarked 1831]. 2° (365 x 264mm), 60 hand-coloured line- or stipple-engraved or etched plates by Scott or T. Vivares after Solvyns (Some spotting and offsetting to text, a few early leaves slightly soiled, occasional light spotting of plates.) Contemporary hard-grained green morocco, gilt edges (extremities worn). First published in parts with an undated title page, and followed by editions in 1804 and 1807; however, the popularity of the work ensured that it stayed in print for many years after these dates. It was based on Solvyn's earlier work containing 250 plates, The Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos, published at Calcutta in 1799. Abbey Travel 429; Colas 2766; Lipperheide Ld9: cf. Brunet V, 433 (note); Tooley 461; Vinet 2350.

Francois Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) A Sikh in a landscape: from A Collection of Two Hundred and Fifty Coloured Etchings Descriptive of the Manners, Customs and Dress of the Hindoos, Calcutta 1799

hand-coloured etching on paper, labelled Section 1st, no. 9, and with the title A Sic on separate slips, unframed 440 x 315 mm.

AFTER FRANS BALTHAZAR SOLVYNS (1760-1824). Descriptive of the Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos, Twelve colored etchings incl

AFTER FRANS BALTHAZAR SOLVYNS (1760-1824). Descriptive of the Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos, Twelve colored etchings including: A Gary; A J'Halledar, Palkee; A Mianna, Palkee; A Chowpaula, Palkee; A Bauluk; A Ramjunny; A Bocho, Palkee; An Hackery; A Short, Palkee; A Ladoo Byle; A Chaun, Jatra; A Muttop-Pry; An Aya. Cut down and rebacked. Unframed - 10 in. x 15 in., image size

François Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824)

François Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) A Naunuck, Punthy titled 'A NANUK-PUNTY' and numbered 'N 8' (upper right) pencil and watercolour on paper unframed 17 1/8 x 11 7/8in. (43.5 x 30.3cm.)

François Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824)

François Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) Smoking the Cheroot titled 'SMOKING THE CHEROOT' and numbered 'N 3' (upper right) pencil and watercolour on paper unframed 17 1/8 x 11 7/8in. (43.5 x 30.3cm.)

Two Lithographs

Two Lithographs Nariel Houka Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) France, 18th century Lithograph, from Solvyns Book series 10 x 14½ in. (25.4 x 36.8 cm.), image 15½ x 22½ in. (39.4 x 57.2 cm.), sheet Depicting Indian man dressed in dhoti with auspicious markings on forehead, seated on a rug against a bolster on veranda, smoking a huqqa made from a coconut shell A Paan Maker Paris, 19th Century Lithograph 13 7/8 x 9¾ in. (35.2 x 24.7 cm.), plate mark Depicitng a man seated on the floor with his tray of materials to make paan

Un Feal-chara : un éléphant dirigeant un bateau de plaisance; Un Badjera ou Budjeirou : un bateau long-courrier voyageant sur le Gange

Frans Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) Un Feal-chara : un éléphant dirigeant un bateau de plaisance; Un Badjera ou Budjeirou : un bateau long-courrier voyageant sur le Gange craie noire, plume et encre noire, aquarelle, traits d'encadrement à la plume et encre noire, filigrane 'JWHATMAN' et 'Strasbourg Lily' 305 x 430 mm. (12 x 17 in.); 305 x 434 mm. (12 x 17 1/8 in.) (une paire) (2)

A Pettooa ou bateau marchand d'Orissa sur la baie du Bengale

Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) A Pettooa ou bateau marchand d'Orissa sur la baie du Bengale signé 'B. Solvyns.' (en bas à gauche), inscrit 'A PETTOOA' (en bas au centre), et numéroté 'section 9. N.6.' (en haut à gauche et à droite respectivement) craie noire et aquarelle, traits d'encadrement à la plume et encre brune 395 x 240 mm. (15 5/8 x 9½ in.)

Un tisserand par Edmond Scott

D'après Frans Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) Un tisserand par Edmond Scott Gravure au pointillé, impression en couleurs 310 x 260 mm. (12¼ x 10¼ in.)

Un pénitent à Bénares

Frans Balthazar Solvyns (1760-1824) Un pénitent à Bénares craie noire et aquarelle, filigrane fragmentaire 385 x 263 mm. (15¼ x 10 3/8 in.)

FRANCOIS BALTHAZAR SOLVYNS (1760-1824)

The Costume of Indostan, London: Edward Orme, [n.d., plates dated 1804]. 4o (357 x 262mm.). Text in English and French, 60 hand-coloured engraved plates (occasional light spotting and browning mainly to text leaves, plates lightly offset onto text), 19th-century straight-grained green morocco decorated in gilt and blind (extremities rubbed), gilt edges. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Colas 2766; Lipperheide 1479; cf. Abbey Travel 429 (citing 1807 edition, but noting: "This book was originally published in parts in 1804-5, having an undated title-page... with the title in the form The Costume of Indostan ).

FRANCOIS BALTHASAR SOLVYNS (1760-1824)

Les Hindo–s: Four Plates, from A Collection of Two Hundred and Fifty Etchings Descriptive of the Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos (A.T. 430) four etchings in colors, 1808-12, with additional hand-coloring, on laid papers, published by Chez L'Auteur, Paris, with margins, the palest surface soiling on several plates, Yet Dinguy with a tiny crease in the upper margin, otherwise apparently in very good condition, in antiqued silvered frames, not examined out of the frames two P. 14 x 9 5/8 in. (354 x 244 mm.) two P. 91/2 x 14 in. (240 x 355 mm.) (4).

SOLVYNS, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824). Les Hindous, ou description de leurs moeurs, coutumes et c‚r‚monies. Paris: chez l'Auteur, 1808-1812.

48 parts in 4 volumes, 2o (566 x 410mm). Half-title, titles with hand-coloured etched vignettes of views and a portrait of Solvyns, text in English and French, 288 etched plates, partly printed in colour, partly hand-coloured, including 36 double-page plates mounted on guards. (Without half-titles called for in vols. II & III by Abbey, some light spotting, mostly marginal, affecting titles and 2 plates only, slight abrasion to sky area of Abbey plate number 192, partially blurred impression of plate 109, 2 plates of slightly smaller sheet size, possibly supplied.) Half tan morocco gilt, with calf cornerpieces and marbled boards, by J. Mackenzie (occasional light scuffing or rubbing to extremities). A RARE COLOURED COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION with fine, wide-margined plates. Arranged in sections, the four volumes illustrate the customs, festivals, occupations, caste system and costume of the Hindus, encompassing all social classes. The images are of tradesmen and their tools, princes, doctors (vol. I), dances, religious devotees, different types of musical instruments, customs associated with marriage and death (vol. II), types of boats, games, modes of transportation, games and various methods of smoking (vol. III), classes of domestic servant and native flora and fauna (vol. IV). The accompanying text provides explanations and descriptions of Hindu customs and habits, such as the rituals of religious ceremonies, meetings for conversation, servants' duties and the cultivation of plants for domestic use. A native of Antwerp, Balthazar Solvyns set sail for India in 1790, arriving in Calcutta the following year. Having undertaken a commission in 1792 for Alexander Kyd, the Surveyor-General in Calcutta, in which he provided illustrations for a report written for the East India Company on Kyd's expedition to Penang and the Andaman Islands, Solvyns noticed the keen interest shown by the British in Indian costumes and ways of life. This led him to produce his comprehensive work on India, A Collection of Two Hundred and Fifty Coloured Etchings Descriptive of the Manners, Customs, and Dress of the Hindoos (Calcutta, 1799, 4o), encouraged by the orientalist, Sir William Jones. He issued the enlarged and improved French folio edition, Les Hindous, in 48 parts from 1808-1812, with coloured plates and an English translation by his English wife, Mary Anne Greenwood Solvyns. Abbey Travel 430; Brunet V, 432; Colas 2767; not in Lipperheide. (4).