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Coastal view with ruins and Apollo with the Sibyl of Cumae, 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, 99, 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 207 mm x width 258 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., landscape with ruins - II - ideal landscapes, landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) - HH - ideal landscapes, coast - HH - ideal landscapes, the Cumaean Sibyl is granted long life: Apollo grants the Cumaean Sibyl as many years as she has grains of sand in her hand, in return for her love (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIV 136), A sepia-toned landscape drawing showing a ruined stone structure with arched openings on the left and scattered masonry in the foreground, tall slender trees with leafy canopies on the right, a distant shoreline dotted with small sailing vessels and low buildings, and two human figures in the foreground near the water, one standing and one seated, with birds in the sky and textured cloud formations above.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_465

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Coastal view ruins Apollo Sibyl Cumae Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain Prints drawings Claude Lorrain print Series number 99 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1775-05-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 207 mm x width 258 mm 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based drawing book Liber Veritatis possession Dukes Cavendish prints two volumes 1777 onwards landscape ruins - II - ideal landscapes landscapes waters waterscapes seascapes temperate zone - HH - ideal landscapes coast - HH - ideal landscapes Cumaean Sibyl granted long life Apollo grants years grains sand hand return love Ovid Metamorphoses XIV 136 sepia-toned landscape showing ruined stone structure arched openings left scattered masonry foreground tall slender trees leafy canopies right distant shoreline dotted small sailing vessels low buildings two human figures foreground near water standing seated birds sky textured cloud formations