Artist: Claude Lorrain (c. 1600 - 1682) was a famous French painter, who lived and worked in Italy.
Engraver: Richard Earlom (1743 – 1822) was an English mezzotinter.
Title: [Vol.I]. Frontispiece. Self-Portrait(?)
The Possessors of the Drawings: From the Original Drawing, in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire.
Signed, titled, and dated in the plate: Claude Le Lorrain. Published March 25th, 1777 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London. Josiah Boydell fecit.
Dimensions: Image 7" x 5". Sheet 17 1/2" x 11 1/4"
Publisher: Published March 25th, 1777 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London. More about John Boydell in our blog The Enlightenment man. More about Boydell's The Shakespeare Gallery in our blog Shakespeare Gallery.
Date: 1777.
Materials and Techniques: Etching with mezzotint on paper.
Condition: Foxings, ink stains. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Liber Veritatis. Vol. I. London, 1777 - 1819.
Museums and Libraries: Five Colleges and Historic Deerfield Museum Consortium. No. SC 1953.91b
Note: More about Liber Veritatis by Claude Lorrain in our blog Claude Lorrain. Liber Veritatis.
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