Kustlandschap met aankomst van Aeneas in Pallanteum
Richard Earlom
1777-03-01
Medium
etching
Dimensions
207; 258
About this artwork
Vanaf 1774 publiceerde John Boydell tweehonderd prenten naar het tekeningenboek Liber Veritatis van Claude Lorrain, in het bezit van de hertogen van Cavendish. Deze prenten werden vanaf 1777 in twee volumes gebundeld uitgegeven.
About the Artist
Richard Earlom · 1728–1794
Richard Earlom (1743–1822) stands as one of the supreme masters of mezzotint engraving in British art history, whose technical virtuosity and dedication to reproductive printmaking brought the works of Old Masters to unprecedented audiences. Born in London on May 14, 1743, Earlom spent his entire career transforming paintings and drawings into prints of extraordinary quality, elevating reproductiv...