A SEAPOY

A Native Soldier, in the Original Country, The Engraving represents a Sepoy of Bengal under the Mogul Government.The plate is from The Costume of Hindostan.

Belgian marine artist Frans Balthazar Solvyns lived in Calcutta between 1791 and 1803 and is considered one of the earliest printmakers in India, besides Thomas Daniell. During his time in India, he documented 18th-century Indian culture and habitats, including the people, their occupations, festivals and religious customs.

SIZE-9 x 12 in.

 MEDIUM-Aquatint (Mounted for Protection)

YEAR-1807

EXPORTABLE-No

SHIPPING-Free shipping for all orders within India

CODENO-SOL12