Caption
Forest landscape with figures crossing a river, 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, 8, 200, 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 208 mm x width 257 mm, From 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based on the drawing book Liber Veritatis by Claude Lorrain, in the possession of the Dukes of Cavendish. These were published bound in two volumes from 1777 onwards., landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct, forest, wood, river, crossing a river, A sepia-toned landscape showing tall, leafy trees with detailed branches filling the left and center, a calm river running across the right with a small boat holding seated figures, a low bridge visible in the distance, and several people near the water's edge including seated and standing figures on the riverbank, some on a log, all set under a sky with soft, horizontal cloud formations.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B34_401
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