Grosvenor Prints

Eneas carrying his Father Anchyses from the Ruins of Troy. From the Original Picture, Painted by Jacopo Robusti commonly called Tintoretto, In the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire. Size of the Picture, 1' 0" by 1' 4" in height.
Tintoretto pinx.t R. Earlom delin.t & Sculpsit
John Boydell excudit London 1767
Mezzotint with etching, 330 x 230mm. 13 x 9". Large margins; creasing through centre
Aeneas carrying his father away from Troy before beginning the journey that will lead to the foundation of Rome. Illustration to an episode featuring in Virgil's 'The Aeneid'. From "The Most Capital Paintings in England", a series of engravings in five volumes produced in late 1760s-1786, the first three (1769 to 1773) originally published under the title Sculptura Britannica. These were a critical and financial success for the publisher John Boydell who promoted the interests of artists, engravers and patrons, establishing a tradition in Britain for collecting prints.
[Ref: 14885] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Apollo.
G.B. Cipriani Inv.t. Rich.d Earlom Sculpsit.
Published Mar 25th. 1788, by John & Josiah Boydell, No. 90, Cheapside London.
Stipple and etching, printed in colours. 305 x 225mm (12 x 8¾") very large margins. A little faint spotting. Slight creasing.
A profile portrait of Apollo as a young man. An early example: the following year the plate appeared in "A collection of prints, after the sketches and drawings of the late celebrated Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Esq.r R.A. Engraved by M.r Richard Earlom'', with the publicated date changed to 1789 (as per BM example.
See BM: 1861,0518.377. Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection. Sotheby's London / Milan Nov 1997.
[Ref: 60301] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Art studying Nature.]
G.B. Cipriani Invt. Richd Earlom Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sepr. 1st. 1786 by John & Josiah Boydell, No 90, Cheapside.
Etching and aquatint, oval in frame numbered '2' from 'A collection of prints, after the sketches and drawings of the late celebrated Giovanni Battista', sheet 245 x 220mm. 9½ x 8½". Trimmed to plate.
Allegory: a female figure seated at left, paper in her right hand, holding up a glass and scrutinising the figure of Nature who stands by a tree at right; two winged putti attempting to lift her veil.
[Ref: 17348] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

A Sleeping Bacchus. In the Drawing Room at Houghton. Size of the Picture F.8 I.0½ by F.10 I8¾ long,
Luca Giordano Pinxit. Rich.d Earlom Sculpsit. [Etched in image:] Luca Giordan.
Published Sep.r 29.th 1780 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint with very large margins. Plate 400 x 456mm (15¾ x 18"). Few scratches.
Bacchus, asleep, reclines with his staff and cloak at his side, surrounding him are putti, satyrs, fauna, a young woman and three shepherds and various animals; a woodland scene with mountains in the distance.
[Ref: 30852] £380.00

[Samuel Barrington.]
Benj.n Wilson Pinxit R. Earlom Sculp.
London, printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No. 53 Fleet Street as the Act directs, 20th Sept. 1779.
Mezzotint. Plate: 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"). Very fine.
Rear Admiral Samuel Barrington RN (1729 — 1800) British Admiral whose career spanned 50 years served in the Mediterranean against North African Corsairs, off the West African coast, off France and in the Channel. He accompanied Commordore Keppel to North America in 1755 and again served with Keppel in 1761 at Belle-Isle. He served as a Captain in the Channel for many years when in 1778 was advanced to Rear Admiral of the White and sent as Commander in Chief in the West Indies. Having been succesful in taking St. Lucia from the French he served in the West Indies for another couple of years after which in 1782 he returned to the Channel Fleet and served under Howe at the relief of Gibraltar.
CS 7. i. See Ref: 8465.
[Ref: 9325] £350.00

The Honourable Samuel Barrington, Vice Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chief of his Majestys Ships at the Reduction of St. Lucia.
Sir Joshua Reynolds pinxt: Richd. Earlom fecit.
London, Printed for R.Sayer & J.Bennett, Map & Print-sellers, No.53, Fleet Street; as the Act directs, 12th. Feby. 1780.
Mezzotint. 378 x 279mm. 14" 7/8 x 11". Embossed collectors stamp for Ch. Kemeys-Tynte [Luft gives 1779-1860 as the dates although these may not be correct.] Repaired tear in lower margin.
Rear Admiral Samuel Barrington RN (1729 — 1800) British Admiral whose career spanned 50 years served in the Mediterranean against North African Corsairs, off the West African coast, off France and in the Channel. He accompanied Commordore Keppel to North America in 1755 and again served with Keppel in 1761 at Belle-Isle. He served as a Captain in the Channel for many years when in 1778 was advanced to Rear Admiral of the White and sent as Commander in Chief in the West Indies. Having been succesful in taking St. Lucia from the French he served in the West Indies for another couple of years after which in 1782 he returned to the Channel Fleet and served under Howe at the relief of Gibraltar.
CS:6.ii. See Ref: 9325 in Addendum.
[Ref: 8465] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

Giovan Battista Cipriani, Esq.r R.A.
Rigaud, Pinxit. R. Earlom, Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sep.r 29.h 1789, by John & Josiah Boydell, Cheapside & at the Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, London.
A very fine coloured stipple. Plate 217 x 178mm. 8½ x 7".
Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727-1785) was an Italian painter and engraver. He lived and worked in Florence, until he was in Rome, where he became acquainted with Sir William Chambers and Joseph Wilton, whom he accompanied to England in 1755. Half-length portrait
Wessley: 450.
[Ref: 18330] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Giovan Battista Cipriani, Esqr. R.A.
Rigaud, Pinxit. R.Earlom, Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sepr. 29h. 1789, by John & Josiah Boydell, Cheapside & at the Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall London.
Stipple engraving. Plate 212 x 175mm.
Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727-1785), Italian painter and engraver, noted for his collaborations with Francesco Bartolozzi.
[Ref: 4904] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

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Giovan Battista Cipriani, Esqr. R.A.
Rigaud, Pinxit. R.Earlom, Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sepr. 29h. 1789, by John & Josiah Boydell, Cheapside & at the Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall London.
Very fine stipple. Open letter state. Platemark: 210 x 175mm (8¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A head and shoulders portrait of Italian painter and engraver Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727-1785), turned to the right, facing the viewer, holdng a paintbrush and palette with a painting on an easel in the background.
[Ref: 40129] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

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[Shipwreck in a storm.] From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire. No 72.
Claude le Lorrain delin.t. R. Earlom fecit.
Published Nov.r 1st 1774 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside.
Mezzotint with etched lines, printed in sepia. 210 x 260mm, 8½ x 10¼". Uncut, with large margins, slight soiling of margins.
A shipwreck off a rocky coastline with a keep. Engraved by Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822) after a sketch in the copy of Claude le Lorrain's 'Liber Veritatis' owned by the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. Claude (c.1600-82) was a prolific and successful landscape painter, and, even during his lifetime, forgeries of his work appeared for sale. To combat this Claude made up six albums of tinted sketches of his completed works, each sketch with the name of the purchaser of the painting on the back. The 'Liber Veritatis' (Book of Truth) was then distributed around Europe so that his genuine paintings could be authenticated. The Chatsworth copy of the 'Liber Veritatis' contained 200 drawings, including a frontispiece portrait of Claude and five unrelated drawings. Commissioned by John Boydell, Richard Earlom engraved the full set between 1774 and 1777, when they were published by Boydell in two volumes, each containing 100 prints, numbered 1-200. A third volume of 100 prints was published by Boydell in 1819, which was numbered separately, containing mezzotints by Earlom after other drawings by Claude in various collections.
[Ref: 21850] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

[From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire. No 188.]
[Claude le Lorrain delin.t. R. Earlom fecit.]
[Published Mar 1st 1777 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside.]
Mezzotint with etched lines, printed in sepia. Very rare proof before all letters. 210 x 260mm (8½ x 10¼"), with large margins. Slight foxing in the margins.
An Italianate scene of a shepherd taking to passers-by, underneath a hilltop town, a bay behind. Engraved by Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822) after a sketch in the copy of Claude le Lorrain's 'Liber Veritatis' owned by the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. Claude (c.1600-82) was a prolific and successful landscape painter, and, even during his lifetime, forgeries of his work appeared for sale. To combat this Claude made up six albums of tinted sketches of his completed works, each sketch with the name of the purchaser of the painting on the back. The 'Liber Veritatis' (Book of Truth) was then distributed around Europe so that his genuine paintings could be authenticated. The Chatsworth copy of the 'Liber Veritatis' contained 200 drawings, including a frontispiece portrait of Claude and five unrelated drawings. Commissioned by John Boydell, Richard Earlom engraved the full set between 1774 and 1777, when they were published by Boydell in two volumes, each containing 100 prints, numbered 1-200. A third volume of 100 prints was published by Boydell in 1819, which was numbered separately, containing mezzotints by Earlom after other drawings by Claude in various collections.
[Ref: 52516] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[Pastoral scene.] From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire. No 52.
Claude le Lorrain delin.t. R. Earlom fecit.
Published Nov.r 1st 1774 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside.
Mezzotint with etched lines, printed in sepia. 210 x 260mm, 8½ x 10¼". Uncut, with large margins, slight soiling of margins.
Herdsmen driving cattle and goats across a small wooden bridge. Engraved by Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822) after a sketch in the copy of Claude le Lorrain's 'Liber Veritatis' owned by the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. Claude (c.1600-82) was a prolific and successful landscape painter, and, even during his lifetime, forgeries of his work appeared for sale. To combat this Claude made up six albums of tinted sketches of his completed works, each sketch with the name of the purchaser of the painting on the back. The 'Liber Veritatis' (Book of Truth) was then distributed around Europe so that his genuine paintings could be authenticated. The Chatsworth copy of the 'Liber Veritatis' contained 200 drawings, including a frontispiece portrait of Claude and five unrelated drawings. Commissioned by John Boydell, Richard Earlom engraved the full set between 1774 and 1777, when they were published by Boydell in two volumes, each containing 100 prints, numbered 1-200. A third volume of 100 prints was published by Boydell in 1819, which was numbered separately, containing mezzotints by Earlom after other drawings by Claude in various collections.
[Ref: 21859] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[The finding of Moses] From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire. No 47.
Claude le Lorrain delin.t. R. Earlom fecit.
Published Sept.r 1st 1774 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside.
Mezzotint with etched lines, printed in sepia. 260 x 210mm, 10¼ x 8½". Uncut, with large margins, slight soiling of margins.
Classical pastoral scene, engraved by Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822) after a sketch in the copy of Claude le Lorrain's 'Liber Veritatis' owned by the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. Claude (c.1600-82) was a prolific and successful landscape painter, and, even during his lifetime, forgeries of his work appeared for sale. To combat this Claude made up six albums of tinted sketches of his completed works, each sketch with the name of the purchaser of the painting on the back. The 'Liber Veritatis' (Book of Truth) was then distributed around Europe so that his genuine paintings could be authenticated. The Chatsworth copy of the 'Liber Veritatis' contained 200 drawings, including a frontispiece portrait of Claude and five unrelated drawings. Commissioned by John Boydell, Richard Earlom engraved the full set between 1774 and 1777, when they were published by Boydell in two volumes, each containing 100 prints, numbered 1-200. A third volume of 100 prints was published by Boydell in 1819, which was numbered separately, containing mezzotints by Earlom after other drawings by Claude in various collections.
[Ref: 21833] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Pastoral scene with nymph and satyr.] From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire. No 55.
Claude le Lorrain delin.t. R. Earlom fecit.
Published Aug. 1st 1774 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside.
Mezzotint with etched lines, printed in sepia. 210 x 260mm, 8½ x 10¼". Uncut with large margins, slight soiling of margins.
St Ursula was a a Romano-British princess who set sail to get married with 11,000 virginal handmaidens. All were beheaded by the Huns. Engraved by Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822) after a sketch in the copy of Claude le Lorrain's 'Liber Veritatis' owned by the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. Claude (c.1600-82) was a prolific and successful landscape painter, and, even during his lifetime, forgeries of his work appeared for sale. To combat this Claude made up six albums of tinted sketches of his completed works, each sketch with the name of the purchaser of the painting on the back. The 'Liber Veritatis' (Book of Truth) was then distributed around Europe so that his genuine paintings could be authenticated. The Chatsworth copy of the 'Liber Veritatis' contained 200 drawings, including a frontispiece portrait of Claude and five unrelated drawings. Commissioned by John Boydell, Richard Earlom engraved the full set between 1774 and 1777, when they were published by Boydell in two volumes, each containing 100 prints, numbered 1-200. A third volume of 100 prints was published by Boydell in 1819, which was numbered separately, containing mezzotints by Earlom after other drawings by Claude in various collections.
[Ref: 21839] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Italianate port scene.] From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire. No 61.
Claude le Lorrain delin.t. R. Earlom fecit.
Published Nov.r 1st 1774 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside.
Mezzotint with etched lines, printed in sepia. 270 x 190mm, 10½ x 7½". Uncut, with large margins, slight soiling of margins.
Engraved by Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822) after a sketch in the copy of Claude le Lorrain's 'Liber Veritatis' owned by the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. Claude (c.1600-82) was a prolific and successful landscape painter, and, even during his lifetime, forgeries of his work appeared for sale. To combat this Claude made up six albums of tinted sketches of his completed works, each sketch with the name of the purchaser of the painting on the back. The 'Liber Veritatis' (Book of Truth) was then distributed around Europe so that his genuine paintings could be authenticated. The Chatsworth copy of the 'Liber Veritatis' contained 200 drawings, including a frontispiece portrait of Claude and five unrelated drawings. Commissioned by John Boydell, Richard Earlom engraved the full set between 1774 and 1777, when they were published by Boydell in two volumes, each containing 100 prints, numbered 1-200. A third volume of 100 prints was published by Boydell in 1819, which was numbered separately, containing mezzotints by Earlom after other drawings by Claude in various collections.
[Ref: 21841] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Italianate pastoral scene.] From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire. No 62.
Claude le Lorrain delin.t. R. Earlom fecit.
Published Nov.r 1st 1774 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside.
Mezzotint with etched lines, printed in sepia. 270 x 190mm, 10½ x 7½". Uncut, with large margins, slight soiling of margins.
Peasants driving a cow and goats across a bridge. Engraved by Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822) after a sketch in the copy of Claude le Lorrain's 'Liber Veritatis' owned by the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. Claude (c.1600-82) was a prolific and successful landscape painter, and, even during his lifetime, forgeries of his work appeared for sale. To combat this Claude made up six albums of tinted sketches of his completed works, each sketch with the name of the purchaser of the painting on the back. The 'Liber Veritatis' (Book of Truth) was then distributed around Europe so that his genuine paintings could be authenticated. The Chatsworth copy of the 'Liber Veritatis' contained 200 drawings, including a frontispiece portrait of Claude and five unrelated drawings. Commissioned by John Boydell, Richard Earlom engraved the full set between 1774 and 1777, when they were published by Boydell in two volumes, each containing 100 prints, numbered 1-200. A third volume of 100 prints was published by Boydell in 1819, which was numbered separately, containing mezzotints by Earlom after other drawings by Claude in various collections.
[Ref: 21842] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[The Landing of Cleopatra.] From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire. No 63.
Claude le Lorrain delin.t. R. Earlom fecit.
Published Nov.r 1st 1774 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside.
Mezzotint with etched lines, printed in sepia. 210 x 260mm, 8½ x 10¼". Uncut, with large margins, slight soiling of margins.
The landing of Cleopatra at Tarsus. Engraved by Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822) after a sketch in the copy of Claude le Lorrain's 'Liber Veritatis' owned by the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. Claude (c.1600-82) was a prolific and successful landscape painter, and, even during his lifetime, forgeries of his work appeared for sale. To combat this Claude made up six albums of tinted sketches of his completed works, each sketch with the name of the purchaser of the painting on the back. The 'Liber Veritatis' (Book of Truth) was then distributed around Europe so that his genuine paintings could be authenticated. The Chatsworth copy of the 'Liber Veritatis' contained 200 drawings, including a frontispiece portrait of Claude and five unrelated drawings. Commissioned by John Boydell, Richard Earlom engraved the full set between 1774 and 1777, when they were published by Boydell in two volumes, each containing 100 prints, numbered 1-200. A third volume of 100 prints was published by Boydell in 1819, which was numbered separately, containing mezzotints by Earlom after other drawings by Claude in various collections.
[Ref: 21843] £170.00 (£204.00 incl.VAT)

[Samuel anointing David King of Israel.] From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire. No 69.
Claude le Lorrain delin.t. R. Earlom fecit.
Published Nov.r 1st 1774 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside.
Mezzotint with etched lines, printed in sepia. 210 x 260mm, 8½ x 10¼". Uncut, with large margins, slight soiling of margins.
Samuel anointing David King of Israel in the portico of a temple. Engraved by Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822) after a sketch in the copy of Claude le Lorrain's 'Liber Veritatis' owned by the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. Claude (c.1600-82) was a prolific and successful landscape painter, and, even during his lifetime, forgeries of his work appeared for sale. To combat this Claude made up six albums of tinted sketches of his completed works, each sketch with the name of the purchaser of the painting on the back. The 'Liber Veritatis' (Book of Truth) was then distributed around Europe so that his genuine paintings could be authenticated. The Chatsworth copy of the 'Liber Veritatis' contained 200 drawings, including a frontispiece portrait of Claude and five unrelated drawings. Commissioned by John Boydell, Richard Earlom engraved the full set between 1774 and 1777, when they were published by Boydell in two volumes, each containing 100 prints, numbered 1-200. A third volume of 100 prints was published by Boydell in 1819, which was numbered separately, containing mezzotints by Earlom after other drawings by Claude in various collections.
[Ref: 21847] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Mercury with Herse and Aglaurus.] From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire. No 70.
Claude le Lorrain delin.t. R. Earlom fecit.
Published Nov.r 1st 1774 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside.
Mezzotint with etched lines, printed in sepia. 210 x 260mm, 8½ x 10¼". Uncut, with large margins, slight soiling of margins.
The god Mercury with Herse, with whom he is in love, and her sister Aglaurus. Engraved by Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822) after a sketch in the copy of Claude le Lorrain's 'Liber Veritatis' owned by the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. Claude (c.1600-82) was a prolific and successful landscape painter, and, even during his lifetime, forgeries of his work appeared for sale. To combat this Claude made up six albums of tinted sketches of his completed works, each sketch with the name of the purchaser of the painting on the back. The 'Liber Veritatis' (Book of Truth) was then distributed around Europe so that his genuine paintings could be authenticated. The Chatsworth copy of the 'Liber Veritatis' contained 200 drawings, including a frontispiece portrait of Claude and five unrelated drawings. Commissioned by John Boydell, Richard Earlom engraved the full set between 1774 and 1777, when they were published by Boydell in two volumes, each containing 100 prints, numbered 1-200. A third volume of 100 prints was published by Boydell in 1819, which was numbered separately, containing mezzotints by Earlom after other drawings by Claude in various collections.
[Ref: 21848] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[The women of Troy destroying the Greek fleet.] From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire. No 71.
Claude le Lorrain delin.t. R. Earlom fecit.
Published Nov.r 1st 1774 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside.
Mezzotint with etched lines, printed in sepia. 210 x 260mm, 8½ x 10¼". Uncut, with large margins, slight soiling of margins.
Trojan women setting fire to the Greek fleet. Engraved by Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822) after a sketch in the copy of Claude le Lorrain's 'Liber Veritatis' owned by the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. Claude (c.1600-82) was a prolific and successful landscape painter, and, even during his lifetime, forgeries of his work appeared for sale. To combat this Claude made up six albums of tinted sketches of his completed works, each sketch with the name of the purchaser of the painting on the back. The 'Liber Veritatis' (Book of Truth) was then distributed around Europe so that his genuine paintings could be authenticated. The Chatsworth copy of the 'Liber Veritatis' contained 200 drawings, including a frontispiece portrait of Claude and five unrelated drawings. Commissioned by John Boydell, Richard Earlom engraved the full set between 1774 and 1777, when they were published by Boydell in two volumes, each containing 100 prints, numbered 1-200. A third volume of 100 prints was published by Boydell in 1819, which was numbered separately, containing mezzotints by Earlom after other drawings by Claude in various collections.
[Ref: 21849] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Ulysses restituting Chryseis to her father Chryses.] From the Original Drawing in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire. No 80.
Claude le Lorrain delin.t. R. Earlom fecit.
Published Nov.r 1st 1774 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside.
Mezzotint with etched lines, printed in sepia. 210 x 260mm, 8½ x 10¼". Uncut, with large margins. Creased left of centre.
A sea-port, with Ulysses returning Chryseis to her father Chryses, a Trojan priest of Apollo. Engraved by Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822) after a sketch in the copy of Claude le Lorrain's 'Liber Veritatis' owned by the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. Claude (c.1600-82) was a prolific and successful landscape painter, and, even during his lifetime, forgeries of his work appeared for sale. To combat this Claude made up six albums of tinted sketches of his completed works, each sketch with the name of the purchaser of the painting on the back. The 'Liber Veritatis' (Book of Truth) was then distributed around Europe so that his genuine paintings could be authenticated. The Chatsworth copy of the 'Liber Veritatis' contained 200 drawings, including a frontispiece portrait of Claude and five unrelated drawings. Commissioned by John Boydell, Richard Earlom engraved the full set between 1774 and 1777, when they were published by Boydell in two volumes, each containing 100 prints, numbered 1-200. A third volume of 100 prints was published by Boydell in 1819, which was numbered separately, containing mezzotints by Earlom after other drawings by Claude in various collections.
[Ref: 21858] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Pastoral landscape with figures and cattle by a shore]
Claude fecit Roma 1676 [in image lower left]. R. Earlom sculpt.
Pub. Jan. 20 1802 by J. & J. Boydell, No 90, Cheapside &c at the Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall.
Etching, platemark 270 x 360mm (10½ x 14¼"). Large margins. State before mezzotinting.
Etching by Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822) after a sketch in the copy of Claude le Lorrain's 'Liber Veritatis' owned by the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. Claude (c.1600-82) was a prolific and successful landscape painter, and, even during his lifetime, forgeries of his work appeared for sale. To combat this Claude made up six albums of tinted sketches of his completed works, each sketch with the name of the purchaser of the painting on the back. The 'Liber Veritatis' (Book of Truth) was then distributed around Europe so that his genuine paintings could be authenticated. The Chatsworth copy of the 'Liber Veritatis' contained 200 drawings, including a frontispiece portrait of Claude and five unrelated drawings. Commissioned by John Boydell, Earlom engraved the full set between 1774 and 1777, when they were published by Boydell in two volumes, each containing 100 prints, numbered 1-200. A third volume of 100 prints was published by Boydell in 1819, which was numbered separately, containing mezzotints by Earlom after other drawings by Claude in various collections.
For a set of 20 plates from the series, in etched outline states, see ref. 20226.
[Ref: 37197] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[The exposition of Cyrus.]
Castiglione Pinxt. Earlom Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sep 1st. 1781 by John Boydell engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint, scratched-letter proof before title. 370 x 285mm (14½ x 11¼"). Framed in 19th century ebonized frame with period gilt slip. Unexamined out of the frame, but appears to be laid on board with central crease.
Cyrus, the greatest King of Persia, was abandoned as a baby in the wilderness due to a prophecy that frightened his grandfather. Woodland scene with a naked young boy lying on a cloth in the foreground, guarded by dogs; to right, a herdsman and a woman, presumably Mithridates and his wife Cyno, surprised at the sight; to left, a curved stone frieze of soldiers, surmounted by a crown and a naked child holding up a shield; to right, a boy looking on from behind Mithridates' sheep; fields and cattle in the background at centre. 'The Houghton Gallery', a set of 162 prints reproducing paintings from the collection of Sir Robert Walpole at Houghton. The project was initiated by John Boydell after it had become increasingly likely that the collection formed by Robert Walpole at Hougthon would have to be sold (the paintings were eventually sold to Catherine of Russia in 1778 and are now part of the Hermitage's collections). The plates were published from 1774 to 1788, when they were gathered in two volumes (first volume of 62 plates, with 60 numbered plates, a frontispiece and a title-page; second volume of 71 plates, with 69 numbered plates, a frontispiece and a title-page).
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 15318] £420.00

The Exposition of Cyrus. In the Gallery at Houghton.
Castiglione Pinxit. Rich.d Earlom Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sep.r 1.st 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Fine mezzotint. 285 x 370mm (11¼ x 14½"). Trimmed close to plate at top.
A shepherd and his wife are surprised to find a naked young boy lying on a cloth sucking on a dog. Cyrus's grandfather, alarmed by a prophecy that his grandson would dethrone him, gave orders to cast the baby into the wilderness. Rescued by a shepherd and his wife, Cyrus returns to fulfil the prophecy in 559 BC, becoming king of Persia and creating the first Persian Empire.
See Ref: 15318 in frame.
[Ref: 61629] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

David and Goliath. From the Original Picture, by Salvator Rosa, in the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire. Vol II. N.o. 4.
Sal. Rosa Pinxit. R. Earlom fecit.
John Boydell excudit, 1766.
Mezzotint with etching. Plate: 230 x 335mm (9 x 13¼"). Very large margins with some foxing.
A decpiction of David about to behead the giant Goliath. A story from the book of Samuel in the Old Testament in which the Isrealites, suffering in battle at the hands of the giant Philistine soldier Goliath, are saved by the young David who defeats the warrior using his sling and rocks taken from the river. From the series 'The Most Capital Paintings in England', Boydell's first major initiative as a pioneering publisher of fine engravings.
Ex Collection Duke of Westminster.
[Ref: 38270] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[No.4. Diana and Her Nymphs Bathing.]
G: B: Cipriani Invt. Richd. Earlom Sculpsit.
Publish'd Sepr. 1st. 1786, by John & Josiah Boydell, No 90 Cheapside.
Aquatint with etching, printed in red-brown ink. Plate 246 x 337mm. 9¾ x 13¼". Large margins.
Diana with her nymphs bathing.
In BM. Wessely 453.
[Ref: 14587] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Honourable Viscount Duncan.
Painted by J.S.Copley R.A. Engraved by R.Earlom
Published & Sold March,1,1798, by J.S.Copley, George Street, Hanover Square.
Mezzotint, proof before full title. 510 x 360mm. Small hole on plate mark. Some surface abrasion.
Adam Duncan, Viscount Duncan of Camperdown (1731-1804). His defeat of the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797, is considered one of the most significant in naval history. This portrait depicts Admiral Duncan on the deck of his flagship, the Venerable, during the battle.
CS 12. This proof state not listed. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 1385] £330.00

The Right Hon.ble Thomas Elder, of Forneth Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh &c.
H. Raeburn, pinx.t. R. Earlom, sculp.t.
[n.d., c.1797.]
Mezzotint. 520 x 360mm (20½ x 14¼") very large margins. Plate mark cracked top and bottom.
Thomas Elder (1737-99), a wine merchant who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh three times (1788-90, 1792-4 and 1796-8). Here he is portrayed with the plans for the new buildings of Edinburgh University, a scheme he was heavily involved with. Raeburn's portrait was painted in 1797 at the request of the principal and professors of the university, and is preserved in their court room.
[Ref: 48516] £360.00

[General Eliott, Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar.]
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by Richd. Earlom.
Publish'd Novr. 1st. 1788, by John & Josiah Boydell. No. 90. Cheapside London.
Stipple. Proof before title. Plate: 510 x 381mm. 20 x 15" large margins. Some creasing in title area.
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, KB (1717-1790) was a British Army officer most notable for his command of the Gibraltar garrison during the Great Siege of Gibraltar He served throughout the War of Austrian Succession 1742-1748. In 1787, he was created Lord Heathfield, Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar, and in May of 1788 George was formally installed as Knight of the Bath.
[Ref: 39817] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

General Eliott, Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar.
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by Richd. Earlom.
Publish'd Novr. 1st. 1788, by John & Josiah Boydell. No. 90. Cheapside London.
Stipple. Plate 510 x 381mm. 20 x 15". Sheet 651 x 501mm. 25½ x 19¾".
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, KB (1717-1790) was a British Army officer most notable for his command of the Gibraltar garrison during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. Eliott was educated at University of Leiden and studied artillery and other military subjects at the école militaire of La Fère in France. He served with the Prussian Army 1735-1736, and, in 1741, joined the 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards, of which his mother's brother, William Elliot of Wells, was then Lieutenant-Colonel, and of which Eliott was afterwards Lieutenant-Colonel. He served throughout the War of Austrian Succession 1742-1748, being wounded at the Battle of Dettingen and present at the Battle of Fontenoy. Eliott was made ADC from 1756-1759 to King George II. On 10 March 1759, he raised, and was appointed colonel of, the 1st Light Horse, and he distinguished himself in the German campaign, particularly the Battle of Minden. He was promoted to Major-General in 1759 and took part in the British expedition against Cuba in 1762, being 2nd-in-charge at the capture of Havana. He was promoted to Lieutenant-General in 1765. From 1774 to 1775 he was Commander-in-Chief to Ireland, Governor of Londonderry and Culmore. On March 6, 1775, he became a Privy Counsellor, and on May 25, 1777 he was appointed Governor of Gibraltar, succeeding Robert Boyd, the acting Governor. He was promoted to General in 1778. The Great Siege of Gibraltar lasted from 1779 to 1783, and on January 8, 1783, the British Parliament sent official thanks to George Eliott and he was awarded the Knight of the Bath. By February 6, 1783, the siege was over. In 1787, he was created Lord Heathfield, Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar, and in May of 1788 George was formally installed as Knight of the Bath.
NPG: D35669.
[Ref: 12724] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[A fish market.]
Snyders pinxit. Rich.d Earlom Sculpsit.
John Boydell excudit 1782. Publish'd June 1.st 1782 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint, proof before title, 18th century watermark, 415 x 580mm (16¼ x 22¾") with large margins. Repaired margins, uncleaned. Platemark splits repaired.
A Dutch market scene, with a man shaking fish into a large basket and another chopping fish. A long table with a variety of sea animals. One of a set of four markets engraved by Earlom after Frans Snyders and Jan Boeckhorst. The original painting is now in the Hermitage Museum, having being bought by Catherine II.
[Ref: 60698] £580.00

The Tenth of August 1793.
J. Zoffany Esq.r Pinx.t R.A. R. Earlom Sculp.t.
Published as the Act directs Jan.y 1795 by J.Zoffany, N.o 7, Bennet Street, S.t James's.
Mezzotint, sheet 570 x 680mm (22½ x 26¾"). Trimmed to plate, folding crease in the middle. Tears and creases. Damaged image of this rare and large mezzotint.
A scene depicting the events of the insurrection of August 10, 1792 (not 1793, as the title) during the French Revolution, when armed revolutionaries in Paris, increasingly in conflict with the French monarchy, stormed the Tuileries Palace. In particular, mob of male and female sans-culottes, several carrying heads on pikes, help themselves to bottles of wine outside the King's wine cellar at the Tuileries Palace.
Wessely 96. Bindman 46.
[Ref: 60699] £650.00

[Hades.] Quid non mortalia pectora cogis, Auri sacra sames. Virg. Æn III, v.56. From the Original Picture of the same size, in the Collection of Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Teniers pinxit. Ric.d Earlom Sculpsit. John & Josiah Boydell Excudit 1786.
Published Jany. 2d 1786 by John & Josiah Boydell, Cheapside, London.
Mezzotint. 495 x 680mm. A few small tears to edges, some surface marks.
A woman passing Cerberus on the way to Hades, with malformed demons, in the tradition of Hieronymus Bosch, shying away from her sword. Painted by David Teniers the younger.
[Ref: 8211] £550.00

Sir Robert Harland Bar.t Vice Admiral of the Red and Second in Command on 27 July 1778. This Plate is Inscribed to Adm.l Sir John Copoys K.B. By his much obliged & obedient humble Servant B.B. Evans.
Painted by Nath. Dance Esq.r Engraved by Rich. Earlom.
Mezzotint, platemark 510 x 360mm (19¾ x 14¼"). Collector's stamp of Mrs E.M. Hamilton verso. Thread margins.
Sir Robert Harland (c.1715-84), naval officer, who became vice-admiral of the red in 1778. He was second in command to Admiral Augustus Keppel at the battle of Ushant in 1778, the occasion commemorated by this print.
CS 21; not in Lugt.
[Ref: 46862] £320.00

A Herb Market. In the Gallery at Houghton.
Snyders & Long John Pinxerunt. Joseph Farrington delin.t. Rich.d Earlom Sculpsit.
John Boydell excudit 1779. Published Nov.r 13th 1779 by John Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside.
Mezzotint. 415 x 570mm (16¼ x 22½"), large margins. Tears repaired, one just entering incription area, some creasing.
A vegetable stall, with a woman filling a basket with produce as a boy slyly empties her purse. On display are asparagus, artichoke, cabbage, cauliflower, onions and shallots. One of several market scenes painted by Snyders, which were part of Sir Robert Walpole's celebrated collection of Old Masters at his gallery at Houghton. When much of the gallery's contents were sold by Walpole's grandson to Catherine the Great of Russia, the eminent publisher John Boydell commissioned a series of mezzotints of Houghton's key works.
[Ref: 58746] £580.00

[The Death of Hippolytus.] [To His Grace the Duke of Bedford, this print of Hippolitus, Engraved from a capital cabinet picture, by / P. P. Rubens now in his Graces collection (late in the possession of Mr. Bryan.) is with permission dedicated by his Graces much obliged & most obedient servant. B. B. Evans.]
P.P. Rubens pinx. R. Earlom Aqua.t.
Publish'd March 10th 1796 by B.B. Evans.
Stipple, scarce unfinished proof before mezzotint. Sheet 460 x 620mm )18 x 24½"). Edges worn, tear in sky taped.
A sea monster, a bull with fins and a fish tail, causes Hippolytus to be thrown from his chariot and be dragged to his death. A scene from Ovid's retelling of the Greek myth, eventually published May 7th. 1797.
Ex collection of the Hon Christopher Lennox Boyd.
[Ref: 49982] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[The water mill]
Hobimar pinx.t. R. Earlom sculp
J. Boydell Excudit / Publish'd Sept. 21 1769
Mezzotint, proof before title; platemark 455 x 530mm (18 x 21"). Glued at edges into mount; small margins; uncleaned title area.
Large wooded landscape, one of few 18th century prints after Meindert Hobbema. The Dutch master of such wooded landscapes was largely overlooked until the 19th century, making this fine print an anomaly in his posthumous reputation
Wessely 141
[Ref: 38616] £360.00

Irish Peasantry Crossing A Brook.
Painted by Francis Wheatley. Engraved by Richard Earlom.
Published 12th. March, 1807, by Robert Laurie & James Whittle, No. 53, Fleet Street, London.
Mezzotint with etching, 500 x 635mm. Paper discoloration.
A man leads a horse carrying a woman and child across a stream, a young woman holding up her skirts walks beside them. Another peasant stands on the far bank at right with two cattle, while a woman by a cottage in the distance hangs out her washing.
Wessely and Chaloner Smith: undescribed. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 8344] £450.00

Irish Peasantry Crossing A Brook.
Painted by Francis Wheatley. Engraved by Richard Earlom.
Published 12th. March, 1807, by Robert Laurie & James Whittle, No. 53, Fleet Street, London.
Coloured mezzotint with etching, image 445 x 590mm. Staining and paper discoloration. Trimmed to lower platemark, two tears into lower edge of image.
A man leads a horse carrying a woman and child across a stream, a young woman holding up her skirts walks beside them. Another peasant stands on the far bank at right with two cattle, while a woman by a cottage in the distance hangs out her washing.
Wessely and Chaloner Smith: undescribed. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 8343] £320.00

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel. From the Original Picture by Salvator Rosa, in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire. Vol II. N.o.3.
Sal: Rosa Pinx.t. R. Earlom fecit.
John Boydell excudi.t. 1766.
Mezzotint with etching. Plate: 230 x 335mm, (9 x 13¼"). Very large margins with some foxing.
A depiction of Jacob's fight with an angel described in the Book of Genesis. On his return to Canaan Jacob sent his four wives and eleven sons to cross the river while he stayed behind in contemplation with God. It was then that an angel appeared and the two wrestled all night until the angel seeing that he could not best Jacob blessed him and named him Isreal.
Ex Collection Duke of Westminster.
[Ref: 38273] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Jerusalem Delivered] Clorinda meets Tancred at the Fountain. From the original Picture in the Possession of Henry Cutler Esq.r/ Loose in the wind her golden tresses flow'd,/ And now a maid confus'd to all she stood,/ Keen flash her eyes her look with fury glows/ Yet evn in rage each lovely feature shows./ Vide Tasso Jerusalem. [&] The Death of Clorinda. From the original Picture in the Possession of Henry Cutler Esq.r/ His hands now trembled while his helm he rear'd,/ Ere yet the features of his foe appear'd/ He sees_he knows_and deathless stands the Knight,/ O fatal knowledge_O distracting sight./ Vide Tasso Jerusalem.
Painted by W. Hamilton R.A. Engraved by Henry Birche [Richard Earlom].
Published June 1.st 1792. by B.B. Evans Poultry London.
Pair of mezzotints. Each 475 x 435mm (18¾ x 17¼"). Some repairs.
A pair of mezzotints depicting scenes from Torquato Tasso's poem 'Jerusalem Delivered'. The first shows the meeting of the female warrior Clorinda and the knight Tancred, whilst the second depicts the death of Clorinda with Tancred kneeling beside her. Richard Earlom is credited under his pseudonym 'Henry Birche.'
From the Oettingen-Wallerstein Collection. Lugt: 2715A.
[Ref: 8552] £720.00 view all images for this item

Inigo Jones.
Painted by Vandyke. Engraved by R. Earlom.
Published Sept.r 2.d 1811, by Boydell & Co. 90, Cheapside, London.
Mezzotint. 177 x 127mm (7 x 5"), with wide margins
Portrait of Inigo Jones (1573-1652) the British architect and designer. He left his mark on London by single buildings, such as the Banqueting House, Whitehall, and in area design for Covent Garden, which became a model for future developments in the West End.
CS: 23 [only state].
[Ref: 30918] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Richard Kempenfelt Esq.r Rear Admiral of the Blue Squadron of His Majesty's Fleet.
Tilly Kettle Pinxit. Richard Earlom Sculpsit. John Boydell excudit 1782.
Publish'd Oct.r 22.d 1782 by John Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside London.
Fine mezzotint. 390 x 280mm (15¼ x 11") very large margins. Mint.
Richard Kempenfelt (1718-1782) saw service in the West Indies during the War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-48), including the capture of Portobello. In 1757 he joined the East Indies fleet, taking part in the capture of Pondicherry, 1761, and Manila. In 1781 he won the Battle of Ushant, with a vastly inferior force, defeating the French fleet under De Guichen and capturing twenty ships. Kempenfelt drowned in 1782 when the Royal George keeled over while at anchor off Spithead, drawing attention to the poor state of many British ships. The toll was over 900 lives. Tilly Kettle (1735-86) was a portrait painter and the first English painter to work in India, 1768-1776.
CS: 25, ii of ii.
[Ref: 56434] £360.00

Shakspeare, King Lear Act V Scene I.
Paind by B. West Esqr. R.A. Prest of the Royal Academy & Historical Painter to His Majesty. Engrad by R. Earlom.
Published Jany 1 1799 by B B Evans in the Poultry London.
Mezzotint, 483 x 582mm. Age toning, stain spots lower edge of image. Small tears to tatty margins. Faint crease through upper left corner of image.
The King sits up weakly on his bed, supported by a male figure (perhaps Kent or the Doctor), and with Cordelia sitting beside him, holding his hand and with tears in her eyes. Two further women and two soldiers stand at the left. The scene is in fact incorrectly identified in the title, as the action portrayed here is loosely based on act IV, scene VII. 'Shakspeare' in open letters, very rare.
BM: 1838,0714.92. Wessely: undescribed.
[Ref: 8082] £460.00

[Lady & Child.]
Salsa Ferrata pinx.t. R.E. delin et Sculp.st 1767.
J. Boydell Excudit. Publish'd January 10th 1772.
Mezzotint, very fine with large margins. 220 x 140mm (8¾ x 5½"). Mounted in album paper.
The Virgin and child by Giovanni Battista Sassoferrato (1609-85), drawn and engraved by Richard Earlom. Earlom's drawing was also used for an etching by Bartolozzi in 1767 and a mezzotint by Laurie also 1772.
Wessely 67.I. Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 34550] £375.00

The Larder. In the Common Parlour at Houghton.
Martin de Vos Pinxit. Joseph Farington Delin.t. Rich.d Earlom Sculpsit.
Published Nov.r 1st 1775 by John Boydell, Engraver, in Cheapside. London.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 455 x 570mm (18 x 22½"), with large margins. Dusty margins.
A smiling man holds up a rabbit, standing before a display of game and other foods, with a cat on clawing a string of small birds and a dog surprised by another cat under the table. Among the foods are a deer, boar, lobster, pumpkins, artichokes and asparagus. The scene was drawn by Joseph Farington after the painting by Maarten de Vos and published in Boydell's series of engravings of the Walpole Collection. The painting, the enormous 'Cook at the Table with Game' (1.7 x 2.4 metres), was sold to Catherine the Great in 1779 and now hangs in the General Staff Building of the Hermitage.
[Ref: 60686] £480.00

The Larder. In the Common Parlour at Houghton.
Martin de Vos Pinxit. Joseph Farington Delin.t. Rich.d Earlom Sculpsit.
Published Nov.r 1st 1775 by John Boydell, Engraver, in Cheapside. London. Bit later.
Mezzotint. 455 x 570mm (18 x 22½"), with very large margins. Repaired tear and crack in plate mark, some creasing & rubbing.
A smiling man holds up a rabbit, standing before a display of game and other foods, with a cat on clawing a string of small birds and a dog surprised by another cat under the table. Among the foods are a deer, boar, lobster, pumpkins, artichokes and asparagus. The scene was drawn by Joseph Farington after the painting by Maarten de Vos and published in Boydell's series of engravings of the Walpole Collection. The painting, the enormous 'Cook at the Table with Game' (1.7 x 2.4 metres), was sold to Catherine the Great in 1779 and now hangs in the General Staff Building of the Hermitage.
See Ref: 58746
[Ref: 48155] £360.00

Una. [Mary Lawrence.] From Spencer's Fairy Queen Book 1st. Canto 3. Vers. 4 & 5.
Benjn. West pinxt. R Earlom Sculpt.
Publish'd August 10th. 1772. by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Mezzotint, 470 x 580mm. 18½ x 22¾". Scuff to mezzotint surface around sitter's face.
Portrait of Mary Lawrence (1749 - c.1830) as Una, reclining on the ground within a wood, a beam of light from upper left landing on her head. She wears classical dress, leaning on her right elbow and twisting her long hair with her right hand; a lion at right and donkey either side, landscape with hill and sea beyond. Lawrence was a flower painter and watercolourist, wife of Richard J Lawrence of Jamaica. She exhibited at the RA 1794 - 1830 (after 1813 as Mrs. Kearse). In Edmund Spenser's (1552? - 1599) epic poem 'The Faerie Queene', Una was the wife of Finnbheara, king of the Irish fairies. After Benjamin West (1738 - 1820).
Chaloner Smith: 19.: ii of ii Wessely: 32. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 14770] £580.00

[Subscription issue of plates 51-60 of Volume III of Claude Lorraine's 'Liber Veritatis'.]
Claude Lorraine del.t. Rich.d Earlom, sculp.t.
Pub. June 1, 1807, by Boydell & C.o 90 Cheapside London.
10 mezzotints with etching, printed in bistre, various sizes, with large margins. Sheets 295 x 460mm (11½ x 18"), original stitching on top edge. Two plates watermarked 'J Whatman 1808', six '1809', two not marked. Plates spotted
Ten landscapes after Claude Gellée, known as Claude Lorraine, copied in mezzotint by Richard Earlom from the Duke of Devonshire's copy of Claude Lorrain's 'Book of Truth', which contained Claude's sketches of his works for authentication purposes.
Abbey: Life 200. See Ref: 60828
[Ref: 60827] £450.00 view all images for this item

[Eleven bound plates of Lorraine's 'Liber Veritatis'.]
Claude le Lorraine delin.t. R. Earlom fecit.
Published Jan: 1.st 1774 [to Jan.y 1.st 1776] by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside.
Oblong folio, later cloth; 11 mezzotints with etching, printed in bistre, various sizes. Each plate c. 210 x 260mm (8¼ x 10¼"). First plate with surface soiling, wear to edges.
Ten landscapes after Claude Gellée, known as Claude Lorraine, five from the collection of Earl Spencer and five from Charles Lambert's. They were issued as part of the Subscription Edition of the third volume of John Boydell's highly successful 'Liber Veritatis'. The first two volumes were published in 1774 and 1777, and contained mezzotint copies by Richard Earlom of Claude Lorrain's 'Book of Truth', owned by the Duke of Devonshire, which contained Claude's sketches of his works for authentication purposes. This third volume, also by Earlom, contained 100 plates of paintings in other collections. Engraving the plates of this additional volume began in January 1802 and the completed book was published 1819. The plates are numbers 140, 128, 109, 110, 99, 91, 87, 42, 3 & 16, evidence of removal of plates.
Abbey: Life 200. See Ref: 60829.
[Ref: 60828] £480.00 view all images for this item

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