{"product_id":"a-portrait-of-the-hindus-balthazar-solvyns-and-the-european-image-of-india-1760-1824-south-asia-research","title":"A Portrait of the Hindus: Balthazar Solvyns and the European Image of India 1760-1824 (South Asia Research)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardgrave, Robert L.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 568\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 01-04-2004\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e The Flemish artist Francois Balthazar Solvyns, who lived in Calcutta from 1791 to 1803, is little known, but his collection of etchings of the Hindus provide a rich and compelling portrait of India two hundred years ago. These remarkable prints, depicting the people of Bengal in their\u003cbr\u003e\noccupations, festivals, and daily life, and the accompanying descriptive text, are only available in rare book collections and have rarely been referred to by scholars of Indian culture and history. In Part I of this lavishly illustrated volume, Robert Hardgrave introduces Solvyn's life and work.\u003cbr\u003e\nPart II reproduces Solvyn's etchings and descriptions, with Hardgrave's detailed commentary. This book will make these invaluable images and writings generally available for the first time. It will be an important resource for those in South Asian studies and well as those interested in European\u003cbr\u003e\nartists in India and the European representation of the \"other.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195220414\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.3 x 9.4 x 1.6 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51208542552368,"sku":"VarietyBook_9780195220414","price":6750.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/613bxykegzL.jpg?v=1774023708","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/a-portrait-of-the-hindus-balthazar-solvyns-and-the-european-image-of-india-1760-1824-south-asia-research","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}