Ch. Eisen inv. Basan excudit [c.1760]
A Paris chez Basan
Fine engraving, sheet 220 x 265mm (8¾ x 10½"). Trimmed to platemark; glued to album sheet at corners; rust spot to upper margin.
A young shepherd plays music on a recorder; woman, child and dog in attendance. Engraving after a design by Charles Eisen (1720-78), painter, draughtsman and illustrator. It was through his drawings, engraved to illustrate nearly 400 books, that Eisen's reputation was chiefly established. These included editions of Lucretius, Ovid, Tacitus, Virgil, Boccaccio, Ariosto, Erasmus and La Fontaine.
[Ref: 45069]  £270.00