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Landscape with stone bridge over river, bandits and fleeing goats, Prints after drawings by Claude Lorrain, Liber Veritatis. Or a Collection of Two Hundred Prints, after the original designs of Claude le Lorrain, print, Series number, 3, 200, Center: two people robbing a third person. On the right, a man shooting at a shepherd and a group of goats., printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1774-01-01, paper, mezzotint, etching, mezzotint and etching, printed in brown, height 202 mm x width 257 mm, From 1774, John Boydell published two hundred prints after the drawing book Liber Veritatis by Claude Lorrain, in the possession of the Dukes of Cavendish. These were published in two volumes from 1777., landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct, river, goat, robbery, A sepia-toned landscape drawing showing a river with an arched stone bridge spanning it and gently rolling hills in the distance, a cluster of trees and shrubs scattered across the banks, and a rocky cliff topped with foliage on the right. In the foreground a group of people stand and walk along a path, some with arms around each other and others gesturing or carrying objects. Herded animals move along the lower ground near the water, and additional small figures appear farther back on the road and near the bridge. Large, sweeping tree branches extend from the right toward the center, framing clouds and open sky above. The scene is rendered with soft washes and darker ink lines emphasizing contours and shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_397

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Keywords

Landscape stone bridge river bandits fleeing goats Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 3 200 Center two people robbing third person right man shooting shepherd group goats printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1774-01-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 202 mm x width 257 mm 1774 published two hundred prints drawing book Liber Veritatis possession Dukes Cavendish two volumes 1777 landscape bridge viaduct aqueduct goat robbery sepia-toned landscape showing arched stone bridge spanning gently rolling hills distance cluster trees shrubs scattered across banks rocky cliff topped foliage foreground people stand walk path arms gesturing carrying objects Herded animals move lower ground near water additional small figures farther back road near Large sweeping tree branches extend center framing clouds open sky scene rendered soft washes darker ink lines emphasizing contours shading