Caption

Harbour view with embarkation of H. Paula, 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, 120, 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 260 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., harbour, sailing-ship, sailing-boat, female saints (with NAME), ships (in general) (getting in, mounting, embarkation), A sepia-toned drawing shows a coastal scene with multiple sailing ships and smaller boats on calm water, some with furled sails and visible rigging, and a few boats carrying rowers; a group of people in classical drapery gather on a stone quay in the foreground, some seated and some standing and gesturing toward the water; to the left a tall architectural column and entablature frame the edge of the scene, while to the right a cluster of large, leafy trees rises above the shoreline; distant low buildings and a fortification line the far shore, and a few birds are sketched in the sky above scattered, horizontal clouds.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_481

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Keywords

Harbour view embarkation H Paula Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain Prints drawings Claude Lorrain print Series number 120 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1775-09-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 208 mm x width 260 mm 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based drawing book Liber Veritatis possession Dukes Cavendish prints two volumes 1777 onwards harbour sailing-ship sailing-boat female saints Name ships in general getting in mounting sepia-toned drawing coastal scene multiple sailing smaller boats calm water furled sails visible rigging boats carrying rowers group people classical drapery gather stone quay foreground seated standing gesturing water left tall architectural column entablature frame edge scene right cluster large leafy trees rises shoreline distant low buildings fortification line far shore birds sketched sky scattered horizontal clouds