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Pierre-Francois Basan, attr., The Gardener A young lady looking at the viewer while drawing water from a fountain and surrounded by various vegetables, copper engraving, 2nd half 18th century, traces of former worm damage and somewhat stained, behind glass in historical gold stucco frame, folded dimensions approx. 35.5 x 27 cm. Artist info: French engraver and publisher. Engraver and publisher (1723 Paris - 1797 Paris), pupil of his cousin (or uncle) Etienne Fessard, later with Jean Daullé, further trained by Pierre Jean Mariette, 1750-54 collaboration on the gallery work "Gal. du Comte de Bruhl (Galerie des Grafen Brühl)" and "Gal. royale de Dresde (The Royal Gallery of Dresden)", from 1754 also active as a publisher, titled by the Duke of Choiseul as "le maréchal de saxe de la curiosite (the Saxon marshal of curiosity)", published numerous series of engravings, mostly with the significant co-operation of his collaborators after Dutch and Flemish masters, active in Paris, source: Thieme-Becker and AKL.

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Pierre-Francois Basan, attr., The Gardener A young lady looking at the viewer while drawing water from a fountain and surrounded by various vegetables, copper engraving, 2nd half 18th century, traces of former worm damage and somewhat stained, behind glass in historical gold stucco frame, folded dimensions approx. 35.5 x 27 cm. Artist info: French engraver and publisher. Engraver and publisher (1723 Paris - 1797 Paris), pupil of his cousin (or uncle) Etienne Fessard, later with Jean Daullé, further trained by Pierre Jean Mariette, 1750-54 collaboration on the gallery work "Gal. du Comte de Bruhl (Galerie des Grafen Brühl)" and "Gal. royale de Dresde (The Royal Gallery of Dresden)", from 1754 also active as a publisher, titled by the Duke of Choiseul as "le maréchal de saxe de la curiosite (the Saxon marshal of curiosity)", published numerous series of engravings, mostly with the significant co-operation of his collaborators after Dutch and Flemish masters, active in Paris, source: Thieme-Becker and AKL.

Estimate 80 - 120 EUR
Starting price 80 EUR

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