The great Coppenol
| Reference: | S1751 |
| Author | Pierre Francois BASAN |
| Year: | 1780 ca. |
| Measures: | 280 x 330 mm |
€175.00
| Reference: | S1751 |
| Author | Pierre Francois BASAN |
| Year: | 1780 ca. |
| Measures: | 280 x 330 mm |
€175.00
Description
Etching and engraving, XVIII. After a subject by Rembrandt.
Portrait of the writing-master Lieven Willemsz. van Coppenol, the larger plate; three-quarter length to right but turned to face front, holding a sheet of paper between his hands at the level of his abdomen, holding a quill in his right hand, wearing a flat collar and cap, in front of curtains; second state with the background filled in; copy in same direction after Rembrandt; from an edition of the Recueil published by Henri Louis Basan
Magnificent work, printed on contemporary laid paper, with small margins, light oxidation in the centre, otherwise in good condition.
Literature
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White & Boon 1969 283 (copy 2); Hind 1923 300.
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Pierre Francois BASAN (Parigi 1722 - 1797)
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French engraver, print-seller and dealer. His father was Claude-Pierre Basan, a wine merchant in Paris. Pierre-François received his first lessons in drawing and engraving from his cousin Etienne Fessard (1714–77); he then studied under Jean Daullé. From 1747 he worked for the print-seller Michel Odieuvre (1687–1756), for whom he engraved 58 portraits. Between 1750 and 1754 he contributed to the engraving of the paintings in the Saxon royal collection in Dresden (Galerie royale de Dresde, 1753–7) and in the collection of Heinrich, Graf von Brühl (Galerie ... [du] Comte de Brühl, 1754). He also engraved 14 illustrations for the Histoire naturelle of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1749–67; Paris, Bib. N. cat. nos 272–85).
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Literature
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White & Boon 1969 283 (copy 2); Hind 1923 300.
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Pierre Francois BASAN (Parigi 1722 - 1797)
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French engraver, print-seller and dealer. His father was Claude-Pierre Basan, a wine merchant in Paris. Pierre-François received his first lessons in drawing and engraving from his cousin Etienne Fessard (1714–77); he then studied under Jean Daullé. From 1747 he worked for the print-seller Michel Odieuvre (1687–1756), for whom he engraved 58 portraits. Between 1750 and 1754 he contributed to the engraving of the paintings in the Saxon royal collection in Dresden (Galerie royale de Dresde, 1753–7) and in the collection of Heinrich, Graf von Brühl (Galerie ... [du] Comte de Brühl, 1754). He also engraved 14 illustrations for the Histoire naturelle of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1749–67; Paris, Bib. N. cat. nos 272–85).
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