Caption

Coastal landscape with Tobias and the angel, 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, 50, 200, printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1774-09-01, paper, mezzotint, etching, mezzotint and etching, printed in brown, height 270 mm x width 191 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 bundled two volumes starting in 1777., coast, landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct, landscape with tower or castle, the angel Raphael tells Tobias to cut the fish to pieces, A sepia-toned landscape drawing showing a tall tree on the right with textured foliage and twisting branches, a grouping of trees on the left with rounded canopies, a ruined tower and distant buildings on a rocky shoreline, layered hills and a distant horizon under a sky with scattered clouds and flying birds, a river or inlet with a small bridge in the middle distance, foreground rocks, plants, and uneven ground, two human figures near the water with one kneeling over a large fish or creature and another standing with wings, and a dog sniffing near the edge of a trench.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_430

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Keywords

Coastal landscape Tobias angel Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain Prints drawings Claude Lorrain print Series number 50 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1774-09-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 270 mm x width 191 mm 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based drawing book Liber Veritatis possession Dukes Cavendish prints bundled two volumes starting 1777 coast landscape bridge viaduct aqueduct tower castle angel Raphael tells cut fish pieces sepia-toned landscape showing tall tree right textured foliage twisting branches grouping trees left rounded canopies ruined tower distant buildings rocky shoreline layered hills distant horizon under sky scattered clouds flying birds river inlet small bridge middle distance foreground rocks plants uneven ground two human figures near water kneeling large fish creature another standing wings dog sniffing near edge trench