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Pierre François Basan

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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

Engraving of a seated woman making lace by a fireplace, with a small dog, an older woman at a window holding a rooster, and a

Kantkloster in een interieur

1733

Engraved interior with a seated woman, a standing gentleman offering a plate, and servants in a decorated room.

Hollands ontbijt

1733

Engraving of three men drinking and smoking in a tavern interior with a barrel table and leaded window.

Drinkend gezelschap

1739

Engraving of three men playing cards at a table in a rustic interior, framed by a stone arch with a landscape view beyond.

Kaartspelende buren

1733

Engraving of three figures in a dim interior: a man playing violin, a smiling woman with sheet music, and a standing man with

Musicerend gezelschap

1739

Engraving of two men in a thatched farmhouse interior, one playing a pipe and one seated holding a cup.

Winters tijdverdrijf

1739

Engraving of elegantly dressed figures dancing in a wooded landscape, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Ballet at the Opera

1761

Engraving of Venus reclining on clouds pouring nectar into Cupid's mouth, with two cherubs nearby.

Venus Giving Nectar to Cupid

18th century

Engraving of Mercury teaching a small winged Cupid from a book, with a reclining woman, doves, and clouds in the background.

Cupid Instructed by Mercury

18th century

Engraving of the youth Narcissus reclining by a pool with Cupid and a seated nymph beneath a tree.

Slavenveiling

1739

Engraving of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and a woman with playing cards at a table in an interior, with a canopy bed.

Le Magister Hollandais (Der holländische Lehrer)

1751

Dark interior print of a man with curled hair reading beside a bright window, with drapery and a chair in shadow.

Jan Six

1750

Etching of two framed interior scenes: a seated old man with a hat and cane, and a seated woman in a ruff.

Der Bettler vor der Frau

Engraved rural scene of a Flemish hamlet with thatched cottages, cattle, a herdsman, and villagers under a cloudy sky.

Hameau de Flandre

1760

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a laurel wreath and curled wig, with an inscription on a stone plinth below.

Portret van Jozef I, Duits keizer

1733