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78: 22: 180: 69:, his son (1769–1822) and grandson (1796–1869) were also named James; these four generations of Basires were all engravers. Their longevity produced overlapping careers, which has led to difficulties in attribution of some works. 267: 161:
was apprenticed to Basire for the term of seven years. There is no record of any serious disagreement or conflict between the two during the period of Blake's apprenticeship. However,
382: 33: 386: 151: 411: 366: 165:'s biography notes that Blake was later to add Basire's name to a list of artistic adversaries – and then crossed it out. 243: 135: 104:. His appointment as engraver to the society, as were all three generations, and much of his finest work is found in 272: 93: 77: 335: 147: 401: 139: 119: 406: 184: 286: 118:; this oversize historical print was issued on 'Antiquarian' paper. Excellent work also appeared in 143: 115: 49:. He is the most significant of a family of engravers, and noted for his apprenticing of the young 239: 235: 62: 421: 416: 8: 304: 321: 97: 362: 106: 86: 82: 207: 358:"Drawing on Copper": the Basire family of copper plate engravers and their works 134:
Work by Basire is held in museums and galleries around the world, including the
21: 263: 96:, James Basire specialized in prints depicting architecture. His studio was on 85:, engraved by Basire and presented to the Society of Antiquaries of London by 395: 356: 227: 217: 179: 162: 158: 50: 66: 291: 46: 337:
Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical
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and engraved several good portraits of eminent men. He died in
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The Field of the Cloth of Gold: Henry VIII and Francis I
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Interview between Orestes and Pylades before Iphigenia
334:Bryan, Michael (1886). Robert Edmund Graves (ed.). 393: 81:Pit Mead Roman villa mosaic, illustrations by 276:. Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 168:He assisted in the production of Stuart's 178: 110:. A major piece was his copperplate for 76: 20: 354: 262: 394: 333: 198:Lady Stanhope, as the Fair Penitent 13: 348: 234:Amongst Basire's apprentices were 136:Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 129: 14: 433: 376: 183:Basire's engraving depicting the 412:English people of French descent 273:Dictionary of National Biography 176:. Among his other works were: 327: 310: 298: 280: 256: 1: 249: 148:National Library of Australia 56: 7: 140:Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 10: 438: 185:Field of the Cloth of Gold 112:Field of the Cloth of Gold 355:Goddard, Richard (2017). 268:Basire, Isaac (1704-1768) 152:National Portrait Gallery 72: 144:Christchurch Art Gallery 216:; after the picture at 187: 94:Society of Antiquaries 89: 26: 182: 150:in Canberra, and the 80: 24: 124:Sepulchral Monuments 402:English printmakers 287:William Blake entry 146:, New Zealand, the 322:Sinclair-Stevenson 200:; after B. Wilson. 188: 157:On 4 August 1772, 98:Great Queen Street 90: 27: 407:English engravers 368:978-94-6159-591-1 320:, Peter Ackroyd, 242:(1781–1834), and 107:Vetusta Monumenta 87:Daines Barrington 41:), also known as 429: 372: 342: 341: 331: 325: 314: 308: 307:on Artcyclopedia 302: 296: 284: 278: 277: 260: 92:A member of the 83:Catherine Downes 45:, was a British 43:James Basire Sr. 36: 16:British engraver 437: 436: 432: 431: 430: 428: 427: 426: 392: 391: 379: 369: 351: 349:Further reading 346: 345: 332: 328: 315: 311: 303: 299: 285: 281: 266:, ed. (1885). " 264:Stephen, Leslie 261: 257: 252: 208:Joshua Reynolds 194:; after Hodges. 132: 130:Legacy and work 75: 65:(1704–1768), a 61:His father was 59: 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 435: 425: 424: 419: 414: 409: 404: 390: 389: 383:Work by Basire 378: 377:External links 375: 374: 373: 367: 350: 347: 344: 343: 326: 309: 297: 279: 254: 253: 251: 248: 232: 231: 221: 211: 201: 195: 131: 128: 116:Edward Edwards 74: 71: 58: 55: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 434: 423: 420: 418: 415: 413: 410: 408: 405: 403: 400: 399: 397: 388: 384: 381: 380: 370: 364: 360: 359: 353: 352: 339: 338: 330: 323: 319: 313: 306: 301: 294: 293: 288: 283: 275: 274: 269: 265: 259: 255: 247: 246:(1769–1850). 245: 241: 238:(1746–1810), 237: 229: 228:Benjamin West 225: 222: 219: 218:Hampton Court 215: 212: 209: 205: 202: 199: 196: 193: 190: 189: 186: 181: 177: 175: 171: 166: 164: 163:Peter Ackroyd 160: 159:William Blake 155: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 127: 125: 121: 120:Richard Gough 117: 113: 109: 108: 103: 99: 95: 88: 84: 79: 70: 68: 64: 54: 52: 51:William Blake 48: 44: 40: 35: 31: 23: 19: 357: 336: 329: 317: 312: 305:James Basire 300: 290: 282: 271: 258: 240:George Cooke 236:Thomas Ryder 233: 223: 213: 203: 197: 192:Captain Cook 191: 169: 167: 156: 133: 123: 111: 105: 91: 67:cartographer 63:Isaac Basire 60: 42: 37:(1730–1802 30:James Basire 29: 28: 25:James Basire 18: 422:1802 deaths 417:1730 births 387:WorldImages 204:Lord Camden 396:Categories 292:Britannica 250:References 244:John Roffe 154:, London. 57:Early life 226:; after 206:; after 47:engraver 365:  324:, 1995 174:London 170:Athens 138:, the 102:London 73:Career 39:London 318:Blake 363:ISBN 316:43, 385:on 289:on 270:". 122:'s 100:in 34:FSA 398:: 142:, 126:. 53:. 371:. 295:. 230:. 220:. 210:.

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FSA
London
engraver
William Blake
Isaac Basire
cartographer

Catherine Downes
Daines Barrington
Society of Antiquaries
Great Queen Street
London
Vetusta Monumenta
Edward Edwards
Richard Gough
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Christchurch Art Gallery
National Library of Australia
National Portrait Gallery
William Blake
Peter Ackroyd
London

Field of the Cloth of Gold
Joshua Reynolds
Hampton Court
Benjamin West
Thomas Ryder

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