How to Pronounce Frans Balthazar Solvyns
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Jul 06, 1760 Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium Died on 10 Oct 1824 (aged 64)
Flemish marine painter and journeyman artist
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About Frans Balthazar Solvyns
- Frans Balthazar Solvyns (or François Balt(h)azar(d); also Baltazar Solvijns, Frans Balthazar Solvijns, Balthazar Solvijns) (6 July 1760 – 10 October 1824) was a Belgian marine painter and journeyman artist, who lived in Calcutta (present-day Kolkata) between 1791 and 1803.
- He is considered one of the early pioneers in the field of print-making in India, along with Thomas Daniell.His collection of etchings provide a portrait of Calcutta's 18th century history, and the people and customs of Bengal.
- His encyclopedic and systematic approach made him a pioneer of the systematic ethnography of the Indian population.
- His work had an important influence on 19th century Indian painting.
