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.185. A View close to the Sea; a Vessel filled with Warriors approaching the Shore. The landing of Aeneas in Italy. (1777 ed.). No.185. The Landing of Aeneas in Italy. Two Vessels are seen on a broad River, and the Trojan Hero standing at the head of one of the ships appears to be addressing a body of soldiers who are at the foot of a cluster of trees. (1819 ed.).
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. 185. 1777. Note in pencil on reverse: Landscape with the Arrival of Aeneas at Pallanteum. 1675.
Dimensions: Image 8 1/4" x 10". Sheet 11 1/2" x 18"
Publisher: Published Mar. 1st. 1777 by John Boydell engraver in Cheapside. More about John Boydell in our blog "The Enlightenment man". More about Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery in our blog Shakespeare Gallery.
Date: 1777.
Materials and Techniques: Etching with mezzotint on wove paper. Watermark J. Whatman 1808.
Condition: Creases of paper, stains, foxings, small tears to 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 1953.91.185.
Note: More about Liber Veritatis by Claude Lorrain in our blog Claude Lorrain. Liber Veritatis.