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Storm at sea with shipwreck, 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, 33, 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 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 prints were published in two volumes from 1777 onwards., landscape with ruins, shipwreck, sea (seascape), storm at sea, A sepia-toned seascape showing choppy waves and swirling surf beneath a sky filled with large billowing clouds and a few flying birds, a tall sailing ship with furled sails near a rocky shoreline where a ruined tower stands atop jagged cliffs, small boats moored or stranded by the rocks, and three figures on the shore pulling on a rope while one crouches nearby.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_419

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Storm sea shipwreck Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 33 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1774-04-25 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 208 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 landscape ruins seascape storm sepia-toned seascape showing choppy waves swirling surf beneath sky filled large billowing clouds flying birds tall sailing ship furled sails near rocky shoreline ruined tower stands atop jagged cliffs small boats moored stranded rocks three figures shore pulling rope crouches nearby