Légende

Landscape with flute-playing shepherdess and cattle near a lake, 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, 93, 200, printmaker: Richard Earlom, after drawing by Claude Lorrain, publisher: John Boydell, London, 1775-05-01, 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, cattle, flute, aulos, tibia - CC - out of doors, mountains - HH - ideal landscapes, lake - HH - ideal landscapes, A sepia-toned landscape drawing shows a wide valley with rolling cliffs and a river, framed by large leafy trees on the left and center and a clump of trees and rocky outcrops on the right; grazing cattle and goats are scattered across the foreground and midground with some drinking at the water, while a few human figures sit and stand beneath the trees on the left, one figure holding a staff; in the distance a small town or cluster of buildings sits near the horizon and a castle-like structure stands atop cliffs to the right, with birds drawn in the sky and soft, layered clouds above.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B34_459

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45.4Mo (6.4Mo) / 37.8cm x 30.1cm / 4460 x 3558 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Landscape flute-playing shepherdess cattle near lake Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 93 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1775-05-01 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 cattle flute aulos tibia - CC - doors mountains - HH - ideal landscapes lake - HH - ideal landscapes sepia-toned landscape drawing wide valley rolling cliffs river framed large leafy trees left center clump trees rocky outcrops right grazing cattle goats scattered across foreground midground drinking water human figures sit stand beneath figure holding staff distance small town cluster buildings sits near horizon castle- structure stands atop cliffs birds drawn sky soft layered clouds