BASAN, Pierre François. — Collection de cent-vingt estampes, gravées d'aprés les tableaux & dessins qui composient le cabinet de M. Poullain, Receveur Général des Domaines du Roi.

1781 With engr. title, engr. head-piece and 120 engravings (incl. engraved title) on 119 (of 120) plates. Printed title with woodcut-vignette 4 pp. (misbound), 22 pp., 1 leaf. 4to (286 x 220 mm). Contemporary stiff boards, calf back (rebacked) with gold-stamped title. Paris, Basan et Poignant, 1781. First edition of a work by Basan (1723-1797) to depict paintings by Brueghel, Blanchard, Veronese, Claude Lorrain, Van Everdingen, Houbraken, Lairesse, Rubens, and Van Eyck which were included in the collection of Henri Poullain. The text at the beginning are biographies.- Lacks plate 116, otherwise nice. - Brunet I, 686; Cohen/de Ricci 116.