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Landscape with town on a hill and cattle driver crossing the river, 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, 107, 200, printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1775-09-01, paper, mezzotint, etching, mezzotint and etching, printed in brown, height 208 mm x width 256 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, crossing a river, river - HH - ideal landscapes, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions - II - ideal landscapes, A sepia-toned landscape drawing showing a cluster of tall leafy trees on the right with detailed trunks and dense foliage, and a large fortified building with towers set among smaller trees and bushes toward the left midground; a calm body of water runs across the lower middle area reflecting nearby forms, with a man walking along the water's edge holding a stick and accompanied by a small dog and a group of grazing cattle; rolling hills and distant mountains appear on the horizon beneath a sky filled with layered clouds and scattered birds, and varied shrubbery and rocky ground occupy the foreground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Landscape town hill cattle driver crossing river Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain Prints drawings Claude Lorrain print Series number 107 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1775-09-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 208 mm x width 256 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 crossing river - HH - ideal landscapes city-view landscape man- constructions - II - ideal landscapes sepia-toned landscape showing cluster tall leafy trees right detailed trunks dense foliage large fortified building towers set smaller trees bushes left midground calm body water runs across lower middle area reflecting nearby forms man walking water's edge holding stick accompanied small dog group grazing cattle rolling hills distant mountains horizon beneath sky filled layered clouds scattered birds varied shrubbery rocky ground occupy foreground