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Coastal view with ruins and Jonas and the whale, 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, 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 210 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., landscape with ruins - II - ideal landscapes, swimming mammals: whale, after a three-day sojourn in the belly of the monster Jonah is cast on dry land, Jonah may be shown nude and bald-headed, coast - HH - ideal landscapes, A sepia-toned landscape drawing showing a coastal scene with tall classical columns on the left, a solitary robed figure standing near low shrubs in the foreground, a small boat moored at the water's edge on the right, and clustered trees with rounded canopies on the right bank; distant cliffs and a calm sea fill the middle ground beneath a sky with faint clouds and a few flying birds.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Coastal view ruins Jonas whale Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1777-03-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 210 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 landscape ruins - II - ideal landscapes swimming mammals three-day sojourn belly monster Jonah cast dry land Jonah shown nude bald-headed coast - HH - ideal landscapes sepia-toned landscape showing coastal scene tall classical columns left solitary robed figure standing near low shrubs foreground small boat moored water's edge right clustered trees rounded canopies right bank distant cliffs calm sea fill middle ground beneath sky faint clouds flying birds