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Mountainous landscape with hunter and shepherd at sunset, 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, 89, 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 205 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., herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, sunset, hunter, watermill in landscape, mountains - HH - ideal landscapes, A sepia-toned landscape drawn with ink and wash shows a wide valley viewed from a high rocky foreground where a standing figure leans on a staff near a cart and a reclining figure beside two animals; steep cliffs and terraces descend into a densely treed valley with scattered buildings and a winding river, while farther back a distant coast and low plains stretch beneath a sky filled with dramatic clouds and rays of light from a low sun, flocks of birds scattered across the sky, and a tall twisted tree rising on the right edge of the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Mountainous landscape hunter shepherd sunset Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain Prints drawings Claude Lorrain print Series number 89 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1775-05-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 205 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 herding herdsman herdswoman shepherdess cowherd watermill landscape mountains - HH - ideal landscapes sepia-toned landscape drawn ink wash wide valley viewed high rocky foreground standing figure leans staff near cart reclining figure beside two animals steep cliffs terraces descend densely treed valley scattered buildings winding river farther back distant coast low plains stretch beneath sky filled dramatic clouds rays light low sun flocks birds scattered across sky tall twisted tree rising right edge scene