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Landscape with Christ's Sermon on the Mount, 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, 138, 200, printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1776-01-01, Richard Earlom, Claude Lorrain, John Boydell, printmaker, after drawing by, publisher, paper, mezzotint, etching, mezzotint and etching, printed in brown, height 208 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., mountains - HH - ideal landscapes, Christ's sermon on the mount (Matthew 5-7), A sepia-toned landscape drawing showing a rocky hill topped with clustered trees and a group of seated and standing figures among the trees, with a winding stair path up the cliff populated by small walking figures, a foreground scene of people gathered in groups including a cluster of standing adults and children facing the hill, seated women, and sheep resting nearby, distant water with small boats and a low-lying town on the far shore, a range of mountains on the horizon, scattered clouds and a few birds in the sky, and vegetation and shrubs dotting the rocky terrain.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_493

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Landscape Christ's Sermon Mount Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 138 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1776-01-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 208 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 mountains - HH - ideal landscapes Christ's sermon mount Matthew 5-7 sepia-toned landscape showing rocky hill topped clustered trees group seated standing figures trees winding stair path up cliff populated small walking figures foreground scene people gathered groups cluster standing adults children facing hill seated women sheep resting nearby distant water small boats low-lying town far shore range mountains horizon scattered clouds birds sky vegetation shrubs dotting rocky terrain