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Apollo and the Muses on Mount Helicon, 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, 193, 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 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 bundled two volumes starting in 1777., Pegasus, the winged horse, Apollo and the Muses, Apollo Musagetes, mountains - HH - ideal landscapes, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions - II - ideal landscapes, Helicon, sacred to the Muses, Euboea, A sepia-toned landscape drawing shows a rocky hillside with trees and shrubs, a group of classical columns and a round temple partially hidden among foliage, several robed figures seated and standing on the rocks with some playing musical instruments, a calm body of water at the base of the rocks with swans swimming, distant cliffs and a shoreline in the background, birds flying in the sky, and various detailed trees framing the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B35_035

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Apollo Muses Mount Helicon Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 193 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1777-03-01 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 bundled two volumes starting 1777 Pegasus winged horse Apollo Musagetes mountains - HH - ideal landscapes city-view landscape man- constructions - II - ideal landscapes Helicon sacred Euboea sepia-toned landscape drawing rocky hillside trees shrubs group classical columns round temple partially hidden foliage several robed figures seated standing rocks playing musical instruments calm body water base swans swimming distant cliffs shoreline background birds flying sky various detailed trees framing scene