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):[V.III]. No.24. A Sacrifice.
The Possessors of the Drawings: [Vol.III.]. No. 24. Richard Payne Knight, Esq.
Signed, numbered, and dated in the plate in italic: Claude delt. R. Earlom sculp. No.24. From the Original Drawing in the Collection of R. P. Knight, Esq.
Dimensions: Image 5" x 10 1/4". Sheet 9 3/4" x 13 1/4".
Publisher: Pub. Dec. 1. 1803. 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: 1803.
Materials and Techniques: Etching with mezzotint on wove paper.
Condition: Good. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Liber Veritatis. Vol. III. London, 1819.
Museums and Libraries: Five Colleges and Historic Deerfield Museum Consortium. SC 1953.91.224.
Smart Museum of Art The University of Chicago. Object Number 1967.116.45.
Note: More about Liber Veritatis by Claude Lorrain in our blog Claude Lorrain. Liber Veritatis.