274. Cotton (p. 515). Author: Solvyns, Les Hindoûs: IV.8.4. 
<p>The complete Solvyns etchings were published about 200 years ago. They are in three editions. The two major ones have 250 etchings from his Calcutta edition; and 292 etchings from his Les Hindoûs edition (etched in Paris after Solvyns return from India to Europe). In description above, the spelling used in Solvyns's description is preserved.
</p><p>The complete etchings collections of François Balthazar Solvyns, a Flemish artist, include musical instruments, festivals, social events, and people classified by different occupations, religion and class. The collections include a self portrait where Solvyns is with his servants.
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In this etching is shown the handicraft cotton and textile occupation in 1790s, in India. A man to the left has spindles for cotton thread, while another is making frabric. To the right is a family spooling harvested cotton. The property is shown to have a raised boundary.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Frans_Balthazar_Solvyns" class="extiw" title="w:en:Frans Balthazar Solvyns"><span title="Flemish marine painter, printmaker and writer (1760-1824)">Frans Balthazar Solvyns</span></a>
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