Caption

Landscape with portico and resting shepherds with cattle on the riverbank, 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, 23, 200, printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1774-04-25, paper, mezzotint, etching, mezzotint and etching, printed in brown, height 206 mm x width 256 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 prints were published in two volumes from 1777 onwards., herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, river, landscape with ruins, cattle, river bank, A sepia-toned landscape drawing showing a river or lake with distant hills under a cloudy sky, flanked by dense trees on the right and classical columns and ruins on the left. In the foreground a reclining couple sits near the water’s edge, one figure wearing a hat and the other gesturing, surrounded by grazing sheep and goats scattered along the shore and shallow water. Two birds are visible in the sky. The scene includes fallen logs and small plants near the foreground shore and detailed foliage and trunks of various trees framing the composition.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_413

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45.9Mb (6.4Mb) / 14.8in x 12.0in / 4435 x 3614 (300dpi)

Keywords

Landscape portico resting shepherds cattle riverbank Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 23 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1774-04-25 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 206 mm x width 256 mm 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based drawing book Liber Veritatis possession Dukes Cavendish prints two volumes 1777 onwards herding herdsman herdswoman shepherd shepherdess cowherd river landscape ruins river bank sepia-toned landscape showing lake distant hills under cloudy sky flanked dense trees right classical columns left foreground reclining couple sits near water’s edge figure wearing hat gesturing surrounded grazing sheep goats scattered shore shallow water Two birds visible sky scene includes fallen logs small plants near foreground shore detailed foliage trunks various trees framing composition