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Landscape with the daughters of Helios, 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, 143, 200, printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1776-06-01, 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., herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, cattle, other scenes from the story of Phaethon and the chariot of the sun, A sepia-toned drawing shows a pastoral scene with large, leafy trees framing a wide open sky with soft clouds and a distant shoreline visible across calm water; in the foreground three standing women in long draped garments face a seated figure who leans on a staff, and nearby an animal rests on the ground; rolling hills, scattered shrubs, and additional trees fill the middle distance while a small boat floats on the water and a bird is seen in the sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_498

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Keywords

Landscape daughters Helios Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 143 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1776-06-01 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 herding herdsman herdswoman shepherd shepherdess cowherd cattle scenes story Phaethon chariot sun sepia-toned drawing pastoral scene large leafy trees framing wide open sky soft clouds distant shoreline visible across calm water foreground three standing women long draped garments face seated figure leans staff nearby animal rests ground rolling hills scattered shrubs additional trees fill middle distance small boat floats water bird sky