Légende

Landscape with shepherds making music and goats falling from a cliff, 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, 53, 200, printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1774-08-01, paper, mezzotint, etching, mezzotint and etching, printed in brown, height 206 mm x width 259 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 bundles in two volumes starting from 1777., landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct, landscape with tower or castle, making music, musician with instrument - CC - out of doors, inland cliff face (landscape with figures, staffage), A sepia-toned landscape drawing showing a wooded foreground with large, leafy trees framing a scene of people, animals, and distant buildings; in the center foreground a group of figures stand and walk along a path while nearby shepherds tend flocks of sheep and goats, some animals grazing and some resting; a few cattle are visible drinking from a stream in the lower area; to the right a cluster of trees rises above a small hill where a stone tower and adjoining buildings sit near an arched bridge that leads toward a shoreline with masts of ships visible on the water; soft cloud forms fill the sky and the composition is rendered with detailed pen and wash shading.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B34_431

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45.2Mo (6.8Mo) / 37.9cm x 29.9cm / 4474 x 3530 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Landscape shepherds music goats falling cliff Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 53 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1774-08-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 206 mm x width 259 mm 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based drawing book Liber Veritatis possession Dukes Cavendish prints bundles two volumes starting 1777 landscape bridge viaduct aqueduct tower castle musician instrument - CC - doors inland cliff face figures staffage sepia-toned landscape showing wooded foreground large leafy trees framing scene people animals distant buildings center foreground group figures stand walk path nearby shepherds tend flocks sheep goats animals grazing resting cattle visible drinking stream lower area right cluster trees rises small hill stone tower adjoining buildings sit near arched bridge leads shoreline masts ships visible water soft cloud forms fill sky composition rendered detailed pen wash shading