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.II]. No. 122. The landing of Aeneas on the Latium coast.
The Possessors of the Drawings: From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire.
Signed, Numbered, and Dated in the plate in italic: Claude le Lorrain delint. R. Earlom fecit. No. 122. 1776.
Dimensions: Image 8" x 10". Sheet 9" x 11".
Publisher: Published Jan. 1st. 1776 by John Boydell engraver in Cheapside.
Date: 1776.
Materials and Techniques: Etching with mezzotint on laid paper.
Condition: Trimmed margins. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Liber Veritatis. Vol. II. London, 1777 - 1819.
Museums and Libraries: Five Colleges and Historic Deerfield Museum Consortium. No. SC 1953.91.2.22.
Notes: More about Liber Veritatis by Claude Lorrain and John Boydell in our blog posts.