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Landscape with a shepherd couple and goats near a bank, Prints after drawings by Claude Lorrain, Liber Veritatis. Or a Collection of Two Hundred Prints, after the original designs of Claude le Lorrain, print, Series number, 123, 200, printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1776-01-01, paper, mezzotint, etching, mezzotint and etching, printed in brown, height 206 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., pastorals, Arcadian scenes, herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, cattle, river - HH - ideal landscapes, watermill in landscape - II - ideal landscapes, A sepia-toned landscape drawing showing a large, leafy tree cluster on the left with dense foliage and textured trunks, a calm body of water stretching toward the center and right, small boats with figures on the water, a cluster of buildings including a tower and a waterwheel on the right near rocky cliffs, rolling distant hills under a sky with wispy clouds and a few birds, a foreground pasture with grazing cattle and goats, and two seated figures near the center foreground engaged with each other.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Landscape shepherd couple goats near bank Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 123 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1776-01-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 206 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 pastorals Arcadian scenes herding herdsman herdswoman shepherd shepherdess cowherd cattle river - HH - ideal landscapes watermill landscape - II - ideal landscapes sepia-toned landscape showing large leafy tree cluster left dense foliage textured trunks calm body water stretching center right small boats figures water cluster buildings tower waterwheel right near rocky cliffs rolling distant hills under sky wispy clouds birds foreground pasture grazing cattle goats two seated figures near center foreground engaged