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Landscape with shepherd, two goats and three oxen near a lake, 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, 98, 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 259 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., herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, cattle, lake - HH - ideal landscapes, landscape with tower or castle - II - ideal landscapes, A sepia-toned pastoral scene showing a large leafy tree dominating the center with dense foliage and textured branches, cliffs rising to the right with a ruined tower perched atop, a group of cows and calves standing in shallow water in the foreground, a shepherd figure seated on the left holding a staff and partially shaded by trees, distant rolling hills and small buildings visible on the horizon, clouds and birds in the sky, and foreground vegetation along the water's edge.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_464

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Keywords

Landscape shepherd two goats three oxen near lake Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain Prints drawings Claude Lorrain print Series number 98 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1775-05-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 206 mm x width 259 mm 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based drawing book Liber Veritatis possession Dukes Cavendish prints bundled two volumes starting 1777 herding herdsman herdswoman shepherdess cowherd cattle lake - HH - ideal landscapes landscape tower castle - II - ideal landscapes sepia-toned pastoral scene showing large leafy tree dominating center dense foliage textured branches cliffs rising right ruined tower perched atop group cows calves standing shallow water foreground shepherd figure seated left holding staff partially shaded trees distant rolling hills small buildings visible horizon clouds birds sky foreground vegetation water's edge