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Pierre François Basan

47 works

Pierre François Basan (1723-1797) was a copper engraver, print publisher and printseller. Read more

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Engraving of an old rat catcher with a feathered hat, holding a staff of dead rats, beside a boy and a dog.

La mort aux rats (The Rat Catcher)

c. 1750-1790

Engraving of a draped woman and turbaned men on a hill, with a distant castle and river landscape under cloudy skies.

The Slave at Auction

1797

Etched bust portrait of a young man in a soft cap with curly hair and a fur-trimmed collar, dated 1631.

Young man in cap: bust

1807

Engraving of costumed dancers performing in a wooded landscape, with a seated woman in a ruffled gown at left.

The Carnival of Parnassus

c.1759

Engraving of elegantly dressed couples dancing outdoors under trees beside an ivy-covered wall and a stone building, c.1750.

La Guinguette, Divertissment pantomine, du Theatre Italien (The Dance Hall, a Diverting pantomine, from Italian Theatre)

c.1750

Etching of mourners preparing a body in a shroud inside a dark cave, with a lantern-bearing figure in the background.

Begraven van de doden

1733

Engraving of shepherds adoring the infant Christ in a wooden stable, with a radiant light around the child and the Virgin Mar

Aanbidding door de herders

1733

Engraving of Saint Maurice in armor with a halo, holding a palm frond while a winged angel offers him a helmet.

Heilige Mauritius

1733

Engraved print of the Denial of Saint Peter with armored soldiers, a bearded old man, and a feathered-hat figure at a table.

Verloochening van Petrus

1733

Engraving of a bearded monk reclining with a skull and book while two angels attend him, one holding a crown of thorns.

Dood van H. Franciscus

1733

Engraving of the Adoration of the Shepherds: the Virgin and glowing infant Christ surrounded by kneeling shepherds, a dog, an

Adoration of the Shepherds

n.d.

Etching of Adam and Eve, nude, beside a tree with a serpent in its branches, set in a wooded landscape.

Adam and Eve

1733

Engraved portrait of an older man with a quill at a writing desk, a younger figure behind him, candle and window beside.

Lieven Willemsz. van Coppenol, writing master: the smaller plate

1733

Etched portrait of a man in a plumed cap working with his hands on a small plate, with French caption below.

Self-portrait, drawing on an etching-plate

1733

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a tall hat and fur-trimmed cloak, seated at a table with books and spectacles.

Arnout Tholinx, inspector

1733

Etching of a man with long curly hair reading a book by a bright window in a dark interior with a sword on a chair.

Jan Six

1733

Engraved interior of an 18th-century studio with a seated painter holding a palette and a figure working at an easel.

De schilder

1740

Engraved portrait of a seated writing master with a quill at his desk, a younger figure behind him, beside a window.

Portret van de schrijfmeester Lieven Willemsz. van Coppenol: kleine plaat

1750

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat seated at a paper-covered table with a lens in hand.

Portret van inspecteur Arnold Tholinx

1750

Etched landscape of a horse-drawn carriage on a road past thatched cottages, with a windmill and church tower on the horizon.

Landschap met karos

1733

Etching of a young man with curly hair and a beret, wearing a buttoned shirt and cloak, gazing toward the viewer.

The artist's son, Titus

1819

Back of a paper sheet with faint pencil oval and rectangular outlines, a red library stamp and a handwritten shelfmark.

Celsissimus Princeps Illlustrissimus etc [...] Adamus Ignatius Comes de Liptow et Orawa Komorowski [...]

1749

Engraved portrait of a young woman in a pearl necklace and embroidered gown holding a feathered fan, on a printed plate.

[Portret Lavinii Vecellio, córki Tycjana]

1797

Engraving of three men drinking and smoking pipes at a bench in a dim tavern beside a stone chimney.

Drinkende en rokende Vlamingen

1739

Engraved tavern scene of four men making music at a table while a woman watches from a doorway.

Vlaams concert

1733

Engraving of an elderly scholar reading at a table beside a skull, candle and glass flask in a dim interior.

Vanitastafereel met lezende geleerde

1733

Engraving of a monkey in period dress tending a furnace and glassware in a laboratory, with shelves of vessels behind.

Spotprent van een chemicus als aap

1739

Engraving of a monkey dressed as an apothecary, holding a syringe, surrounded by mortar, bottles and herbs on shelves.

Spotprent van een apotheker als aap

1739

Engraving of men playing cards at a wooden table in a tavern, with a smoking man by a fireplace and a jug on the floor.

Kaartspelers

1733

Engraved tavern interior with a man pouring wine for a seated woman, a cat, hanging game and kitchen utensils.

Misleidende man in een herberg

1733

Engraving of an old man weighing gold coins on a scale beside an old woman at a table, with a shelf of objects behind.

Koppel goudwegers

1733

Engraving of a bearded man in a hat examining a seated woman's outstretched arm beside a canopied bed.

Hollandse dokter

1733

Pierre François Basan (1723-1797) was a copper engraver, print publisher and printseller. Pierre François Basan was born and died in Paris. Browse 47 works by Pierre François Basan from 7 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata