Liber Veritatis. Or, a Collection of Two Hundred Prints, after the Original Designs of Claude le Lorrain, in the Collection of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire
Richard Earlom
(English, 1743–1822)
Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)
(French (active in Rome), 1600–1682)
Benjamin Smith
(English, 1754–1833)
Charles Borckhardt
(English, active 1784–1825)
Thomas Lupton
(English, 1791–1873)
Gilbert Stuart
(American, 1755–1828)
John Boydell
(English, 1719–1804)
Thomas Davison
(English, early 19th century)
1777–1819
Place of PublicationLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 301 mezzotints, 159 etchings, and one stipple engraving
DimensionsOverall (vol. 1): 55.7 x 45.5 x 4 cm (21 15/16 x 17 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number63.771a-c
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
London: [v. 1-2] John Boydell, 1777; [v. 3] Thomas Davison, for Hurst, Robinson, & Co., 1819
ProvenanceFrederic Perkins [bookplate, two versions]; Jeremiah Harman [sale May 1844--inscription front flyleaf]; W. G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955), by whom bequeathed to MFA, 1963.
Unidentified artist, French, 18th century
Unidentified artist, French, 18th century
Unidentified artist, French, 18th century