Légende

Landscape with the death of Procris, 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, 100, 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 257 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., Cephalus inadvertently kills Procris, forest, wood - HH - ideal landscapes, A sepia-toned landscape drawing shows rolling hills dotted with trees and clusters of foliage, a large stand of trees on the right with dense leafy canopies, a few scattered clouds and birds in the sky, a distant small building with a simple roof near the horizon, a solitary goat or deer standing on a hill, a kneeling figure partly hidden near the left foreground, a standing male figure with one arm raised and a draped cloth around his waist, a dog at the standing figure's feet, exposed roots and grassy plants in the foreground, and a variety of trunks and branches framing the scene at the edges.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B34_466

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

43.6Mo (6.3Mo) / 36.6cm x 29.8cm / 4328 x 3522 (300dpi)

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Landscape death Procris Prints drawings Claude Lorrain Liber Veritatis Collection Two Hundred Prints original designs Claude le Lorrain print Series number 100 200 printmaker Richard Earlom drawing publisher John Boydell London 1775-05-01 paper mezzotint etching printed brown height 207 mm x width 257 mm 1774 John Boydell published two hundred prints based drawing book Liber Veritatis possession Dukes Cavendish prints bundled two volumes starting 1777 Cephalus inadvertently kills forest wood - HH - ideal landscapes sepia-toned landscape drawing rolling hills dotted trees clusters foliage large stand right dense leafy canopies scattered clouds birds sky distant small building simple roof near horizon solitary goat deer standing hill kneeling figure partly hidden near left foreground standing male figure arm raised draped cloth waist dog standing figure's feet exposed roots grassy plants foreground variety trunks branches framing scene edges