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Landscape near a town with shepherds and cattle crossing a stream, 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, 81, 200, printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1775-05-01, 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., pastorals, Arcadian scenes, river, cattle, crossing a river, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions - II - ideal landscapes, A wide sepia-toned landscape shows a river or shallow pond in the foreground with cattle standing and wading in the water, a few human figures near the water's edge including a person carrying a child and two seated figures in conversation beneath a tree, and another standing figure closer to the animals; trees with twisting trunks and leafy canopies frame the scene on both sides, while a rocky hill rises in the middle distance topped by a cluster of buildings and ruins with an arched bridge and cascading water visible on the hillside; clouds and flying birds appear in the sky above, and varied vegetation and rocks dot the banks and foreground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_453

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Keywords

Landscape near town shepherds cattle crossing stream Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 81 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1775-05-01 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 pastorals Arcadian scenes river cattle crossing city-view landscape man- constructions - II - ideal landscapes wide sepia-toned landscape shallow pond foreground cattle standing wading water human figures near water's edge person carrying child two seated figures conversation beneath tree another standing figure closer animals trees twisting trunks leafy canopies frame scene sides rocky hill rises middle distance topped cluster buildings ruins arched bridge cascading water visible hillside clouds flying birds sky varied vegetation rocks dot banks foreground