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Harbour view with moored sailing ship, 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, 29, 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 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 prints were published in two volumes from 1777 onwards., sailing-ship, sailing-boat, landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone), harbour (number of persons, traffic and transport), A sepia-toned waterfront scene showing a large sailing ship moored beside a stone quay, its tall masts, rigging, and billowing sails prominent in the center; to the left a classical portico with columns, arches, balustrade, urns, and a figure standing on the roof partially obscured by large leafy trees; on the right a fortified stone tower and distant harbor with smaller boats and masts; in the foreground three shirtless men carrying heavy bundles toward the water and a small rowboat with a standing figure; seagulls fly in the sky above and faint cloud lines stretch across the background.

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Harbour view moored sailing ship Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain Prints drawings Claude Lorrain print Series number 29 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1774-04-25 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 206 mm x width 257 mm 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based drawing book Liber Veritatis possession Dukes Cavendish prints two volumes 1777 onwards sailing-ship sailing-boat landscapes waters waterscapes seascapes temperate zone harbour number persons traffic transport sepia-toned waterfront scene showing large beside stone quay tall masts rigging billowing sails prominent center left classical portico columns arches balustrade urns figure standing roof partially obscured large leafy trees right fortified stone tower distant harbor smaller boats masts foreground three shirtless men carrying heavy bundles water small rowboat standing figure seagulls fly sky faint cloud lines stretch across background