James Basire the elder (1730 - 1802)
RA Collection: People and Organisations
Engraver, in Britain; in 1763 visited Italy with Richard Dalton. Engraver to the Society of Antiquaries, and to the Royal Society. Son of printmaker / draughtsman Isaac Basire (1704-68); father of engraver James Basire (1769-1822); grandfather of engraver / lithographer James Basire (1796-1869).
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Born: 1730
Died: 1802
Gender: Male
Works by James Basire in the RA Collection
8 results
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James Basire the elder
Procession of Edward VI to his coronation, 1547, 1787
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James Basire the elder
The Encampment of the British Forces near Portsmouth, 1545, 1778
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James Basire the elder
The Siege of Boulogne by Henry VIII, 1544, 1788
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James Basire the elder
The Departure of Henry VIII from Calais on 25th July 1544, 1788
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James Basire the elder
The Embarkment of Henry VIII at Marquison in 1544, 1788
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James Basire the elder
The Embarkation of Henry VIII at Dover, 1781
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James Basire the elder
The Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1774
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James Basire the elder
Medieval knight in armour, 1785
Works associated with James Basire in the RA Collection
6 results
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After Benjamin West PRA
Pylades and Orestes, 1 July 1771
Line engraving
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Richard Dalton
Christ with the two Disciples at Emmaus, 21 February 1753
Etching and engraving
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William Hogarth
Thomas Morell, 1762
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William Hogarth
Henry Fielding, 1762
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William Hogarth
Frontispiece to The Farmer's Return, 1762
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After Charles-Louis Clérisseau
Lateral Elevation of the Temple of Aesculapius , 1764
Etching on laid paper
Associated books
15 results
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[Musaeum Graecum Et Aegyptiacum, Or, Antiquities of Greece and Egypt, Illustrated by Prints, from Mr. Dalton's Drawings.] - [London:]: (1752.)
06/3552
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William Roy
The Military Antiquities Of The Romans In Britain. By The Late William Roy, F.R.S. F.S.A. Major-General Of His Majesty's Forces, Deputy Quarter-Master General, And Colonel Of The Thirtieth Regiment Of Foot. Published By The Order, And At The Expence Of, The Society Of Antiquaries Of London. - London:: [1793]
06/3438
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The Works Of William Hogarth, From The Original Plates Restored By James Heath, Esq. R.A.; With The Addition Of Many Subjects Not Before Collected; To Which Are Prefixed, A Biographical Essay On The Genius and Productions of Hogarth, And Explanations Of The Subjects Of The Plates, By John Nichols, Esq. F.S.A. - London:: (1837?)
05/62
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Society of Antiquaries of London
Vetusta Monumenta: Quae Ad Rerum Britannicarum Memoriam Conservandam Societas Antiquariorum Londini Sumptu Suo Edenda Curavit. Volumen Primum. (-Sextum.) - Londini:: [1747(-1906)]
04/3741