Landscape with Mercury giving the lyre to Apollo, 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, 192, 200, printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1777-03-01, paper, mezzotint, etching, mezzotint and etching, printed in brown, height 206 mm x width 257 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., cattle, landscape with ruins - II - ideal landscapes, river - HH - ideal landscapes, Mercury gives his lyre to Apollo, Apollo gives his staff (caduceus) to Mercury in return for the lyre, A sepia-toned landscape shows a river bordered by trees and bushes, with a classical temple of columns and a stepped base perched on a rocky bank to the right;...
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Landscape with Mercury giving the lyre to Apollo, 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, 192, 200, printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1777-03-01, paper, mezzotint, etching, mezzotint and etching, printed in brown, height 206 mm x width 257 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., cattle, landscape with ruins - II - ideal landscapes, river - HH - ideal landscapes, Mercury gives his lyre to Apollo, Apollo gives his staff (caduceus) to Mercury in return for the lyre, A sepia-toned landscape shows a river bordered by trees and bushes, with a classical temple of columns and a stepped base perched on a rocky bank to the right; cattle graze and drink near the water while a man leans on a staff and another stands nearby holding a coiled object, and a small boat with a figure rows on the river beneath a sky with soft clouds and a few birds.

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Landscape Mercury giving lyre Apollo Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 192 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1777-03-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 206 mm x width 257 mm 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based drawing book Liber Veritatis possession Dukes Cavendish prints two volumes 1777 onwards cattle landscape ruins - II - ideal landscapes river - HH - ideal landscapes Mercury gives Apollo gives staff caduceus Mercury return sepia-toned landscape river bordered trees bushes classical temple columns stepped base perched rocky bank right cattle graze drink near water man leans another stands nearby holding coiled object small boat figure rows river beneath sky soft clouds birds

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