Liber Veritatis. Or a Collection of Two Hundred Prints, after the original designs of Claude le Lorrain (...)
1775-05-01
Medium
etching
Dimensions
257; 207
About this artwork
date
Art Historical Context
Welcome to our virtual museum exhibit! *Liber Veritatis. a Collection of Two Hundred Prints after the original designs of le Lorrain* is a exquisite etching by Richard Earlom dated May 1, 1775. Measuring 207mm high by 257mm wide, this print forms part of an ambitious 18th-century that faithfully reproduces drawings from Claude Lorrain renowned *Liber Veritatis*—"Book of Truth." The 17th-century French master created this personal sketchbook of over 200 compositions from 1630 to 1694, using it to authenticate his poetic paintings of sunlit harbors and pastoral scenes against forgeries. Earlom,...
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...