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Pierre-François Basan

French printmaker and editor (1723-1797)

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  • Frequent collaborators
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Images from the collections

Images by Pierre-François Basan

22 images from works
  • The entrails of a horse (?), showing the bladder. Engraving by F. Basan, 1753, after J. de Seve.
  • An alchemist stoking a furnace in a dimly lit room, as daylight shines through a window. Engraving by P-F. Basan after T. Wyck.
  • A monkey-alchemist pumps a bellows in a laboratory; alluding to the vanity of alchemy. Process print after J.P. Le Bas after D. Teniers the younger.
  • Saint Mary Magdalen. Etching by F. Basan after P.F. Mola.
  • An alchemist reading a book; his assistants stirring the crucible on the other side of the room. Engraving by P.F. Basan after D. Teniers the younger.
  • A monkey holding a clyster in an apothecary's shop. Engraving by F. Basan after D. Teniers the younger.
  • An alchemist stoking a furnace in a dimly lit room, as daylight shines through a window. Engraving by P-F. Basan after T. Wyck.
  • A surgeon removing moles from a grimacing patient's head. Engraving after D. Teniers.
  • A man sits at a table with playing cards and drink in hand, his wife threatens him as his playing partner makes his departure. Engraving by F. Basan after Dumesnil, junior.
  • Three men indoors round an inn table with drink, tobacco pipes and cards. Engraving by F. Basan after A. van Ostade.
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Works from the collections

22 works

    • Pictures
    • Online

    A monkey holding a clyster in an apothecary's shop. Engraving by F. Basan after D. Teniers the younger.

    Teniers, David, 1610-1690. | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 15879i
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    A monkey-alchemist pumps a bellows in a laboratory; alluding to the vanity of alchemy. Process print after J.P. Le Bas after D. Teniers the younger.

    Teniers, David, 1610-1690. | Reference: 36072i
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    • Online

    Two men indoors under a thatched roof, smoking and drinking; representing pastimes in winter. Etching by F. Basan after A. van Ostade.

    Ostade, Adriaen van, 1610-1685. | Date: [between 1700 and 1799] | Reference: 39019i
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    • Online

    A monkey holding a clyster in an apothecary's shop. Engraving after D. Teniers the younger.

    Teniers, David, 1610-1690. | Reference: 17780i
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    • Online

    Peter denies knowledge of Christ; men play dice. Engraving by P.F. Basan after M. Österreich after Valentin de Boulogne.

    Valentin, de Boulogne, 1591-1632. | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 24560i
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Frequent collaborators

David Teniers the Younger

Related topics

Alchemy
Alchemists
Furnaces
Alcohol Drinking
Drinking glasses
Monkeys
Apes
Human behavior - Animal models
Laboratories
Chemical apparatus

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