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Landscape with a flute-playing shepherd under a tree and six cattle, Liber Veritatis. Or a Collection of Two Hundred Prints, after the original designs of Claude le Lorrain, Prints after drawings by Claude Lorrain, print, Series number, 15, 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 209 mm x width 258 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., pastorals, Arcadian scenes, herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, cattle, flute, aulos, tibia - CC - out of doors, A sepia-toned landscape drawing showing a wooded foreground with large trees and leafy branches framing a pastoral scene, a reclining partially draped figure leaning against a tree at the lower left, several grazing and resting cattle and sheep scattered near the figure, a reclining animal closer to the center, a winding shoreline or field stretching into the middle distance, a small bridge with two tiny walking figures visible across the water, distant low hills and scattered buildings on the horizon, and a sky with wispy clouds.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_406

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Keywords

Landscape flute-playing shepherd under tree six cattle Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain Prints drawings Claude Lorrain print Series number 15 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1774-01-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 209 mm x width 258 mm 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based drawing book Liber Veritatis possession Dukes Cavendish published bound two volumes 1777 onwards pastorals Arcadian scenes herding herdsman herdswoman shepherd shepherdess cowherd cattle flute aulos tibia - CC - doors sepia-toned landscape showing wooded foreground large trees leafy branches framing pastoral scene reclining partially draped figure leaning lower left several grazing resting cattle sheep scattered near figure reclining animal closer center winding shoreline field stretching middle distance small bridge two tiny walking figures visible across water distant low hills scattered buildings horizon sky wispy clouds