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Landscape with stone bridge and four figures having their meal, 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, 16, 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 210 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 in bundled two volumes from 1777 onwards., picnic, alfresco, 'déjeuner sur l'herbe', landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct, river, A wide sepia-toned landscape drawing showing a riverside scene with large, leafy trees on both sides and a cloudy sky above, a stone bridge crossing the river with an arched opening reflected in the water, groups of small human figures engaged in various activities along the bank including seated and standing figures, a few people near the water appearing to interact with vessels and containers, a couple of mounted riders on horseback on a path, pack animals led by handlers, distant architectural structures along the far bank, and foreground rocks and reeds at the water's edge.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_407

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Keywords

Landscape stone bridge four figures having meal Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 16 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1774-01-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 210 mm x width 258 mm 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based drawing book Liber Veritatis possession Dukes Cavendish bundled two volumes 1777 onwards picnic alfresco déjeuner l'herbe landscape bridge viaduct aqueduct river wide sepia-toned landscape showing riverside scene large leafy trees sides cloudy sky stone bridge crossing arched opening reflected water groups small human figures engaged various activities bank seated standing figures people near water appearing interact vessels containers couple mounted riders horseback path pack animals led handlers distant architectural structures far bank foreground rocks reeds water's edge