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 (as is in the descriptive catalog): [Vol.III]. No.15. Christ tempted.
The Possessors of the Drawings: [Vol.III.]. No. 15. Richard Payne Knight, Esqr.
Signed, numbered, and dated in the plate in italic: Claude delint. R. Earlom sculpt. No.15. From the Original Drawing in the Collection of R. P. Knight, Esqr.
Dimensions: Image 11 3/4" x 8". Sheet 13 3/4" x 9 1/4"
Publisher: Pub. Jan. 20. 1802 by J.&J. Boydell. No.90. Cheapside; & at the Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, London. More about John Boydell in our blog "The Enlightenment man". More about The Shakespeare Gallery in our blog Shakespeare Gallery.
Date: 1802.
Materials and Techniques: Etching with mezzotint on wove paper.
Condition: Trimmed margins. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Liber Veritatis. Vol. III. London, 1819.
Museum: Five Colleges and Historic Deerfield Museum Consortium. SC 1953.91.215.
Note: More about Liber Veritatis by Claude Lorrain in our blog Claude Lorrain. Liber Veritatis.