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Landscape with wooden bridge and Temple of the Sibyl, 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, 79, 200, On the right an idealized representation of the Temple of the Sibyl in Tivoli., printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1774-11-01, paper, mezzotint, etching, mezzotint and etching, printed in brown, height 206 mm x width 255 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., pastorals, Arcadian scenes, cattle driving, cattle driver, landscape with ruins - II - ideal landscapes, river - HH - ideal landscapes, Tivoli, Temple of the Sibyl, A sepia-toned landscape drawing showing a large windswept tree on the left with dense foliage and a twisted trunk, a rocky foreground with grazing sheep and goats, two seated figures near the tree, a shallow river crossed by a narrow wooden bridge with a small herd and a person on it, rolling hills and distant buildings across a plain, a cliff on the right topped by a classical temple with columns and an arched structure below, clusters of tall trees around the cliff, birds flying in the sky, and layered clouds stretching across the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_452

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Keywords

Landscape wooden bridge Temple Sibyl Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 79 200 right idealized representation Tivoli printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1774-11-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 206 mm x width 255 mm 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based drawing book Liber Veritatis possession Dukes Cavendish prints two volumes 1777 onwards pastorals Arcadian scenes cattle driving cattle driver landscape ruins - II - ideal landscapes river - HH - ideal landscapes sepia-toned landscape showing large windswept tree left dense foliage twisted trunk rocky foreground grazing sheep goats two seated figures near tree shallow river crossed narrow wooden bridge small herd person rolling hills distant buildings across plain cliff right topped classical temple columns arched structure clusters tall trees birds flying sky layered clouds stretching across scene