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Cochin Collection (#6)

Cochin, a city in Kerala, India, is a treasure trove of cultural and historical wonders

Background imageCochin Collection: Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II (French, 1736 - 1807)

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II (French, 1736 - 1807), Jean-Charles-Philibert Trudaine, 1774, etching on laid paper

Background imageCochin Collection: Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Charles-Nicolas Cochin I (French, 1736 - 1807), Antoine

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Charles-Nicolas Cochin I (French, 1736 - 1807), Antoine De Parcieux, 1771, engraving over etching on laid paper

Background imageCochin Collection: Michel Dorigny and Nicolas Chapron and Nicolas Cochin (French, 1617 - 1665), Recueil

Michel Dorigny and Nicolas Chapron and Nicolas Cochin (French, 1617 - 1665), Recueil de Douze Bacchanales, 1650s, portfolio of twelve etchings with engraving, plus frontispiece

Background imageCochin Collection: Nicolas Cochin (French, 1610 - 1686), Frontispiece, 1650s, etching with engraving

Nicolas Cochin (French, 1610 - 1686), Frontispiece, 1650s, etching with engraving on laid paper

Background imageCochin Collection: Nicolas Cochin after Balthasar Moncornet (French, 1610 - 1686), Flower Print no. 8

Nicolas Cochin after Balthasar Moncornet (French, 1610 - 1686), Flower Print no. 8
Nicolas Cochin after Balthasar Moncornet (French, 1610 - 1686), Flower Print no.8, 1645, etching

Background imageCochin Collection: Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, P. J. Marco, French, 1715 - 1790, 1784, black chalk

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, P. J. Marco, French, 1715 - 1790, 1784, black chalk
Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, P.J. Marco, French, 1715 - 1790, 1784, black chalk

Background imageCochin Collection: Antoine de Parcieux, des Academies royales des sciences de France, 1703, died 1768

Antoine de Parcieux, des Academies royales des sciences de France, 1703, died 1768 by Cochin, and B.A. Nicollet, sculp. 1777

Background imageCochin Collection: The Poultry, Pigeon, and Rabbit Show at the Crystal Palace, London, Uk; Fantail, Bart

The Poultry, Pigeon, and Rabbit Show at the Crystal Palace, London, Uk; Fantail, Bart
THE POULTRY, PIGEON, AND RABBIT SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE, LONDON, UK; Fantail, Bart, Lop eared rabbit, owl, trumpeter, white cochin, angola rabbit, Himalayan rabbit, Nankin Bantams, Black Polish

Background imageCochin Collection: Boats in Goa, illustration from Jan Hughen van Linschoten, His Discourse of

Boats in Goa, illustration from Jan Hughen van Linschoten, His Discourse of
XZL151582 Boats in Goa, illustration from Jan Hughen van Linschoten, His Discourse of Voyages into the East and West Indies, 1579-92 (engraving) by Doetechum, Johannes Baptista van

Background imageCochin Collection: In the Synagogue of the White Jews, Cochin, India, 1876

In the Synagogue of the White Jews, Cochin, India, 1876

Background imageCochin Collection: HENRI COCHIN (1687-1747). French lawyer. Lithograph, French, 19th century

HENRI COCHIN (1687-1747). French lawyer. Lithograph, French, 19th century

Background imageCochin Collection: POULTRY, c1868. The Poultry of the World - Portraits of all known valuable breeds of fowls

POULTRY, c1868. The Poultry of the World - Portraits of all known valuable breeds of fowls. Chromolithograph, c1868

Background imageCochin Collection: Chinese nets at dawn, Fort Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, South Asia

Chinese nets at dawn, Fort Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, South Asia

Background imageCochin Collection: Cochinchina Region, Vietnam - Elaborate Hindu Temple Statue

Cochinchina Region, Vietnam - Elaborate Hindu Temple Statue Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCochin Collection: Vietnam - Guard of the Debernardi Concession

Vietnam - Guard of the Debernardi Concession
" An old acquaintance among the Cochin hunters - Guard of the Debernardi Concession". Cochin here refers to Cochinchina

Background imageCochin Collection: India, Kerala, Cochin, Kochi Port on west coast, sunset at Chinese Fishing Nets

India, Kerala, Cochin, Kochi Port on west coast, sunset at Chinese Fishing Nets

Background imageCochin Collection: India Sunset at Cochin, seen from Bolgatty Island

India Sunset at Cochin, seen from Bolgatty Island

Background imageCochin Collection: Jean le Rond D Alembert (1717-1783) French philosopher, mathematician and encyclopedist

Jean le Rond D Alembert (1717-1783) French philosopher, mathematician and encyclopedist. (18th century). Collaborated with Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

Background imageCochin Collection: Antoine De Parcieux

Antoine De Parcieux, Des Academies Royales Des Sciences De France, 1703, Died 1768 By Cochin, And B.a. Nicollet, Sculp. 1777

Background imageCochin Collection: The Poultry, Pigeon, and Rabbit Show at the Crystal Palace, London, Uk; Fantail, Bart

The Poultry, Pigeon, and Rabbit Show at the Crystal Palace, London, Uk; Fantail, Bart
THE POULTRY, PIGEON, AND RABBIT SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE, LONDON, UK; Fantail, Bart, Lop eared rabbit, owl, trumpeter, white cochin, angola rabbit, Himalayan rabbit, Nankin Bantams, Black Polish

Background imageCochin Collection: Domestic Chicken, Cochin cockerel, bantam, close-up of head and neck, Sweden

Domestic Chicken, Cochin cockerel, bantam, close-up of head and neck, Sweden

Background imageCochin Collection: Coastal fishing nets in India C017 / 9081

Coastal fishing nets in India C017 / 9081
Coastal fishing nets in India. Chinese fishing nets on the end of jetties on a shoreline in Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India

Background imageCochin Collection: Coastal fishing net in India C017 / 9080

Coastal fishing net in India C017 / 9080
Coastal fishing net in India. Chinese fishing net being operated from a jetty on a sandy shoreline in Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India

Background imageCochin Collection: Coastal fishing nets in India C017 / 9082

Coastal fishing nets in India C017 / 9082
Coastal fishing nets in India near sunset. Chinese fishing nets on the end of jetties on a shoreline in Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India

Background imageCochin Collection: COCHIN, Louise Madeleine (1686-1767). The Abbey

COCHIN, Louise Madeleine (1686-1767). The Abbey of Port Royal des Champs. View of the Refectory. ca. 1709 - 1710. Engraving. FRANCE. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles

Background imageCochin Collection: Chinese fishing nets at sunset, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Asia

Chinese fishing nets at sunset, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Asia

Background imageCochin Collection: Interior of Santa Cruz Basilica, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Asia

Interior of Santa Cruz Basilica, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Asia

Background imageCochin Collection: Kathakali Dancer, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Asia

Kathakali Dancer, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Asia

Background imageCochin Collection: Taking a Print (Cochin)

Taking a Print (Cochin)
Taking a print, in a printmakers workshop : one man is using the heavy hand press, while others are at work on plates. Date: 17th century

Background imageCochin Collection: ANTOINE DEPARCIEUX (1703-1768). French mathematician and physicist

ANTOINE DEPARCIEUX (1703-1768). French mathematician and physicist. Etching by Charles Nicholas Cochin and engraving by B

Background imageCochin Collection: VERSAILLES: MASKED BALL. Masquerade ball given at the Palace of Versailles, France

VERSAILLES: MASKED BALL. Masquerade ball given at the Palace of Versailles, France, on the occasion of the marriage of the Dauphin, later King Louis XV, and Maria Teresa of Spain, 1745

Background imageCochin Collection: FRANCE: THIRTY YEARS WAR. After the French victory over the Spanish army at the Battle of Rocroi

FRANCE: THIRTY YEARS WAR. After the French victory over the Spanish army at the Battle of Rocroi, May 1643, Swiss guards carry enemy banners through the streets of Paris to Notre Dame Cathedral

Background imageCochin Collection: PARIS: HYMN SINGER, c1750. Parisian types: The Hymn Singer. After an engraving by Charles-Nicholas

PARIS: HYMN SINGER, c1750. Parisian types: The Hymn Singer. After an engraving by Charles-Nicholas Cochin (1715-1790)

Background imageCochin Collection: Fishermen, Cochin, Kerala, India, Asia

Fishermen, Cochin, Kerala, India, Asia

Background imageCochin Collection: Chinese fishing nets, Cochin, Kerala, India, Asia

Chinese fishing nets, Cochin, Kerala, India, Asia

Background imageCochin Collection: Fishing Boats on the River Erdre, Nantes, France

Fishing Boats on the River Erdre, Nantes, France. These bateau-style boats have a small flat bottom with straight sides and were used as early as 1671 on the Saint Lawrence River, French Quebec

Background imageCochin Collection: French colonial troops, Salonika Front, WW1

French colonial troops, Salonika Front, WW1
French colonial troops on the Salonika Front during the First World War. They are a Company of Annamites, a French Colonial Marine Infantry from Cochin China (Vietnam). Date: May 1916

Background imageCochin Collection: Feathers

Feathers from partridge cochin hens: longer secondary quill; solid hackle-feather; pencilled hackle-feather; centre of breast; flat of the wing; centre of back; centre of cushion; shorter secondary

Background imageCochin Collection: Llull / Ramon / Cochin Eng

Llull / Ramon / Cochin Eng
RAMON LLULL or RAYMOND LULLY Catalan mystic, philosopher, poet and missionary Date: ?1235 - 1316

Background imageCochin Collection: A man and woman of Cochinchina (Vietnam)

A man and woman of Cochinchina (Vietnam). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Background imageCochin Collection: Indian spices on display in Kerala

Indian spices on display in Kerala
Indian spices on display in Mattancherry, Cochin, Kerala State, India

Background imageCochin Collection: Mask dancer in Kerala, India

Mask dancer in Kerala, India
A cultural mask dance in Cochin, Kerala State, India

Background imageCochin Collection: Mondonville / Cochin 1768

Mondonville / Cochin 1768
JEAN JOSEPH CASSANEA DE MONDONVILLE French musician, Master of Music at the Chapelle du Roi

Background imageCochin Collection: Vietnam River Scene

Vietnam River Scene
Native boats on the river Taifo in Cochin-China, the extreme south of Vietnam

Background imageCochin Collection: Vietnamese Woman

Vietnamese Woman
Hue, a woman of Cochin-Cina in the extreme south of Vietnam

Background imageCochin Collection: Hessian bags full of stem ginger, Cochin, Kerala state, India, Asia

Hessian bags full of stem ginger, Cochin, Kerala state, India, Asia

Background imageCochin Collection: Synagogue and Dutch church, Cochin, Kerala state, India, Asia

Synagogue and Dutch church, Cochin, Kerala state, India, Asia




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Cochin, a city in Kerala, India, is a treasure trove of cultural and historical wonders. Mask dancers mesmerize onlookers with their vibrant performances, showcasing the rich artistic heritage of Kerala. In Fort Kochi, amidst the hustle and bustle, a man gracefully carries a sack filled with aromatic ginger - an essential ingredient that adds flavor to local cuisine. The Church of our Lady of Hope stands tall on Vypin Island in Cochin. Its magnificent architecture reflects the religious diversity that thrives in this region. Meanwhile, memories from Touranne in Cochin China (now Vietnam) echo through time as we glimpse into the Pavilion of Cochin-China at the Paris Exhibition of 1889. Traveling back further to 1818, we catch glimpses of life in Cochin China through portraits capturing its people - men and women who embody the spirit and resilience of their land. The mid-17th-century artwork "Christ Carrying the Cross" evokes deep emotions as it portrays one's journey towards salvation. Venturing out to Fort Kochi once again, Chinese fishing nets dotting its shores create an enchanting sight against the backdrop of serene waters. These nets have become iconic symbols representing both tradition and livelihood for fishermen in this coastal town. Stepping into history itself, we discover "The Barbers Boutique, " an exquisite painting by Charles Nicolas Cochin from 1885. This artwork transports us to another era when grooming was elevated to an art form. Even naval history finds its place here as HMS Hawkins proudly sails through these waters – a British heavy cruiser leaving behind tales untold but etched forever within Cochin's maritime legacy. As twilight sets upon this captivating cityscape, fishermen tirelessly untangle their nets while embracing traditions passed down generations; reminding us that amidst all changes brought by time and progress lies an enduring connection between cultures - where East meets West harmoniously under Cochin's enchanting spell.