DiversBasan (Pierre-François) ed. Paintings from Mr. Poullain's Cabinet unearthed by Fçois Basan rue et Hôtel de la Serpente in Paris. [1781]. A large vol. in-4 [270 x 380 mm] containing an exceptional collection of 225 interpretive etchings and burin engravings (by Alix, Barns, Bertaux, Blot, Borgnet, Bretin, Brichet, Château, Châtelain, Colibert, Couché, Dambrun, Delaunay jeune, Delignon, Desmoulins, Dequevauviller, Garreau, Godefroy, Goumas, H., and H. Brichet). Guttenberg, Guyot, Halbou, Hernery, Hubert, Legrand, Leveau, Mme Lingée, de Longueil, Macret, Maleuvre, Martini, Mathieu, Michel, Moitte, Patas, Picquenot, Ponce, Mme Ponce, Mlle Riollet, Schulze, Stagnon, le Tellier, Voyez, Weisbrod and Zentner) from the 118 paintings by Blanchard, Bourdon, Cl. Gellée, Jordaens, Metsu, van Ostade, Rembrandt, Rubens, Ruysdaël, Teniers, etc. composing Mr. Poullain's cabinet. First title by Choffard, second title by Dambrun after Le Brun. The subjects (some bearing the date 1780) generally in pure etching and intermediate proofs preceding the final state (before the letter and numbers), some with indications of the progress of the engraving work, the names engraved with the point or manuscripts, glued by the angles on the leaves (some detached). Minor accidents or tears in a few folds. Red morocco binding with gold filets, spine decorated with ribbing, with corner finials (rubbed). Provenance : Maurice Pereire (1867-1946), engineer, company administrator and art collector (who acquired the set in 1924, completed and annotated it) . Ref Cohen 116-117 In its published state [Paris, Basan et Poignant, 1781], the work is entitled: Collection de cent-vingt estampes gravées d'après les tableaux & dessins qui composaient le Cabinet de M. Poullain, Receveur Général des Domaines du Roi, décédé en 1780 . [...] This suite was executed, under the direction of Sieur Fr. Basan, Engraver, by young Artists of both sexes, whose talents a