Charles by Basan, Signed (1 results)

Dresden, 1753. Large engraving on strong paper. Christ, half-length, at a table with the Eucharist, a chalice with wine in front of him, holding up bread in his left hand, looking upwards, making the sign of a blessing with his right hand. Below image signed in the plate "Ch. Hutin Del. - F. Basan sculp. Parisii"; and inscription in Italian and French giving details on the original painting: "Quadro di Carlino Dolci, Cavato dalla Galleria Reale di Dresda. Alto Piedi 3 onc 2. Largo Piedi 2 onc 3. - Tableau de Carlino Dolce, de la Galerie Royale de Dresde. Haut 3 pieds 2 pouc: Large 2 pieds 3 pouc:". Numbered "No. 41" in lower right corner. In center coat of arms of Dresden Gallery. 38,3 x 27,4 cm.*I.F.F. II, 94, No. 12. Le Blanc I, 186, No. 12. Plate 41 from "Carl Heinrich von Heineken: Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde", Vol. I., 1753. Fine print from the rich collections of Pierre François Basan, engraver, etcher and especially publisher of prints. Engraved in Paris after one of the best works of the Italian Baroque painter Carlo Dolci, which was then in the Gemäldegalerie, Dresden; now in the Burghley House, in Stamford, England. - A few brown spots in the very ample margins.[(6021)].