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Landscape with Abraham rejecting Hagar and Ishmael, 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, 173, 200, printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1776-12-03, 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., sunset, the banishment of Hagar and Ishmael (Genesis 21:9-21), mountains - HH - ideal landscapes, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions - II - ideal landscapes, A sepia-toned landscape drawing showing a classical building with tall fluted columns and ornate capitals on the left, a balcony and decorative cornice above, and a doorway leading inside; in front of the building stand three robed figures and a small child, one figure pointing toward the view, another seated on the steps, and a couple of animals grazing nearby; a large tree with dense foliage rises beside the columns, framing an expansive view of rolling hills, scattered trees, a distant shoreline, and a few small houses; clouds and birds are sketched in the sky above, while rocks, shrubs, and architectural fragments lie in the foreground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Landscape Abraham rejecting Hagar Ishmael Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain Prints drawings Claude Lorrain print Series number 173 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1776-12-03 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 sunset banishment Genesis 21 9-21 mountains - HH - ideal landscapes city-view landscape man- constructions - II - ideal landscapes sepia-toned landscape showing classical building tall fluted columns ornate capitals left balcony decorative cornice doorway leading inside front building stand three robed figures small child figure pointing view another seated steps couple animals grazing nearby large tree dense foliage rises beside framing expansive view rolling hills scattered trees distant shoreline small houses clouds birds sketched sky rocks shrubs architectural fragments lie foreground