Basire Collection

Portrait of the Pirate Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, 1736. Creator: Basire, James (1730-1802)
Portrait of the Pirate Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, 1736. Private Collection

Portrait of Abel Boyer (1667-1729), 1783. Creator: Basire, James (1730-1802)
Portrait of Abel Boyer (1667-1729), 1783. Private Collection

Sigismunda, May 5, 1790. Creator: James Basire I
Sigismunda, May 5, 1790. After William Hogarth

Thomas Morell, S. T. P. - S. S. A. February 1762. Creator: James Basire I
Thomas Morell, S.T.P.- S.S.A. February 1762. After William Hogarth

Sigismunda, 1808, (1827). Creator: Thomas Cook
Sigismunda, 1808, (1827). Engraved from the Etching made by Mr Basire, under the immediate direction of Mr Hogarth. After Sigismunda Mourning over the Heart of Guiscardo

The inside prospect of the Court, the Chappel and the Hall of Beaulieu, 1786. Courtyard of the Palace of Beaulieu in Boreham, Essex. A previous house on the site was known as New Hall

Plan of the cells under the chapel of the White Tower, Tower of London, 1815. Artist
Plan of the cells under the chapel of the White Tower, Tower of London, 1815. Above are details and sections of column capitals

Longitudinal section of St Johns Chapel in the White Tower, Tower of London, 1815

Transverse section of St Johns Chapel in the White Tower, Tower of London, 1815

Section of the White Tower, Tower of London, from east to west, 1815. Work on the White Tower probably began in around 1077 after William the Conqueror, having occupied London

South elevation of the White Tower, Tower of London, 1815. Artist: James Basire II
South elevation of the White Tower, Tower of London, 1815. Work on the White Tower probably began in around 1077 after William the Conqueror, having occupied London

Plan of the upper storey of the White Tower, Tower of London, 1815. Work on the White Tower probably began in around 1077 after William the Conqueror, having occupied London

Scene of Thomas Thynnes murder in Pall Mall, Westminster, London, 1682 (c1775). Scene showing two men on horseback shooting their victim in his carriage

View of the monument to the children of Henry III, Westminster Abbey, London, c1790

Monument to John Holland, Church of St Katherine by the Tower, Stepney, London, c1810. John Holland (1395-1447), 2nd Duke of Exeter, was a military commander during the Hundred Years War

Church of St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, London, 1746. Artist
Church of St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, London, 1746. View showing figures in the churchyard. Below is an invitation to a service

Map of the London showing Civil War fortifications, 1749. Artist: Isaac Basire
Map of the City of Westminster, City of London, River Thames and Southwark, 1749. The red line shows Civil War fortifications

Five effiigies of knights from Temple Church, London, 1786. Artist: James Basire I
Five effiigies of knights from Temple Church, London, 1786. These five lie in various poses and all are armed with sword or dagger and dressed in mail armour

Roman tessellated pavement, discovered in Leadenhall Street, London, 1804. Artist
Roman tessellated pavement, discovered in Leadenhall Street, City of London, in December, 1803 (1804)

London Bridge (old), London, 1830. Artist: James Basire I
Partial view of London Bridge, London, 1830, with building work underway

Dr Johnsons monument, by John Bacon, in St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, 1796

Proclamation of peace of the American War of Indepence, London, 1763. The upper view shows peace proclaimed at Charing Cross, and the lower view shows peace proclaimed at Temple Bar

Charles duc d Orleans imprisoned in the Tower of London with London Bridge in the background, 1803. Boats on the River Thames can also be seen in the foreground

Claude Basire (1764-1794), 1889. Private Collection

Portrait of Captain James Cook, 1777. Artist: Basire, James (1730-1802)
Portrait of Captain James Cook, 1777. From a private collection

Interior view of Queen Elizabeths Bath, London, 1834 (1904). Artist: James Basire III
Interior view of Queen Elizabeths Bath, London, 1834 (1904). From London in the Time of Tudors, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

Louvre, c18th century. Artist: James Basire I
Louvre, c18th century

A view of the house in which William Shakespeare was born, 1806. Artist: James Basire II
A view of the house in which William Shakespeare was born, 1806. After David Parkes (1763-1833)

Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England. Artist: J Basire
Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England. After the death of the 15 year-old King Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey (c1537-1554), the great-granddaughter of Henry VII

The Field Of The Cloth Of Gold, 1520, (1896). Artist: James Basire I
The Field Of The Cloth Of Gold, 1520, (1896). Lavishly decorated tents were constructed at the field of the Cloth of Gold, the meeting place near Calais in France

Euclid, Ancient Greek mathematician, demonstrating to his students, 1806. Artist: James Basire II
Euclid, Ancient Greek mathematician, demonstrating to his students, 1806. Euclids (fl300 BC) main achievements in mathematics were in the field of geometry. Frontispiece of Euclids Opus Elementorum

Frontispiece to "The Farmers Return", March 1762. Creator: James Basire I
Frontispiece to " The Farmers Return", March 1762. Sitter David Garrick. After William Hogarth

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