James Basire was a British engraver. He is the most important of a family of engravers and is known for being apprenticed to young William Blake.
Basire’s work can be found in museums and galleries around the world, including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Christchurch Art Gallery in New Zealand, the National Library of Australia in Canberra, and the National Portrait Gallery in London.
- image: Mons, the Capital City of Hainault in Ye Low Countries, Taken by Ye French in 1691, Restored to Ye Spaniards by Ye Peace of Ryswick in 1697, Retaken by Ye Allies in 1709, and Left to Ye Emperor by Ye Treaty of Utrecht
- year: c. 1745
- quality: excellent, left, right and bottom margin cropped Original fold lines as issued
- signed: printed in plate
- image size: 39.6 x 48.0 cm | 15.6 x 18.9 in (h x b)
- sheet or frame size: 40.5 x 50.5 cm | 15.9 x 19.9 in (h x b)
