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Landscape with figures on a bank lighting a fire, 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, 59, 200, printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1774-08-01, paper, mezzotint, etching, mezzotint and etching, printed in brown, height 204 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., lake, moonlight, camp-fire, watch-fire, A sepia-toned landscape showing a lakeside scene with large leafy trees on the left and a tall tree with a textured trunk and hanging vines on the right, a body of water stretching toward distant hills under a sky with wispy clouds, small human figures gathered near fires on both sides of the shore, a person standing beside a pack animal near the foreground, another person leading or guiding a second animal to the right, scattered fallen branches and rocks along the shoreline, reflections in the water, and a variety of detailed foliage and trunks framing the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_435

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45.9Mb (6.2Mb) / 15.0in x 11.9in / 4485 x 3575 (300dpi)

Keywords

Landscape figures bank lighting fire Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 59 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1774-08-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 204 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 lake moonlight camp-fire watch-fire sepia-toned landscape showing lakeside scene large leafy trees left tall tree textured trunk hanging vines right body water stretching distant hills under sky wispy clouds small human figures gathered near fires sides shore person standing beside pack animal near foreground another person leading guiding second animal scattered fallen branches rocks shoreline reflections water variety detailed foliage trunks framing scene