Légende

Hilly landscape with cattle and three shepherds making music, 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, 25, 200, printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1774-04-25, paper, mezzotint, etching, mezzotint and etching, printed in brown, height 207 mm x width 256 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., pastorals, Arcadian scenes, river, cattle, making music, musician with instrument - CC - out of doors, A sepia-toned landscape drawing showing a group of people gathered near a riverbank surrounded by trees and hills; tall, windswept trees frame the scene with detailed foliage and branches extending across the sky, where a few birds are visible in flight. In the foreground, several goats and sheep stand or rest on grassy ground and near shallow water, while a seated woman and standing figures appear to be conversing or attending to the animals. Midground hills and rocky cliffs rise toward a distant rounded ruin perched on a slope, with layered terraces and scattered bushes and trees leading toward calmer water. The composition emphasizes textured shading and fine linework in trees, figures, animals, rocks, and flowing water, all rendered in warm brown tones.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B34_415

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45.9Mo (7.2Mo) / 37.6cm x 30.5cm / 4446 x 3606 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Hilly landscape cattle three shepherds music Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 25 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1774-04-25 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 207 mm x width 256 mm 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based drawing book Liber Veritatis possession Dukes Cavendish prints two volumes 1777 onwards pastorals Arcadian scenes river musician instrument - CC - doors sepia-toned landscape showing group people gathered near riverbank surrounded trees hills tall windswept trees frame scene detailed foliage branches extending across sky birds visible flight foreground several goats sheep stand rest grassy ground near shallow water seated woman standing figures conversing attending animals Midground hills rocky cliffs rise distant rounded ruin perched slope layered terraces scattered bushes trees leading calmer water composition emphasizes textured shading fine linework figures rocks flowing water rendered warm brown tones