Lot 145

Lorrain (Claude) Liber Veritatis; or A Collection of Prints, after the Original Designs of Claude le Lorrain, 3 vol., by Messrs. Boydell and Co., [1777-1819].

Hammer Price: £1,700

Description

Lorrain (Claude) Liber Veritatis; or A Collection of Prints, after the Original Designs of Claude le Lorrain, 3 vol., portraits, 300 etched and mezzotint plates by Richard Earlom, with tissue-guards, printed in bistre, all ff. mounted on linen stubs, creasing to plate 133, vol. 3 plate numbers a few times supplied in pencil, a few small tears, occasional light surface soiling, but overall very good, ex-library copies with ink-stamp to titles, modern cloth, old morocco labels laid down to spines, a few minor marks to covers, g.e., [Abbey Life 200], folio, by Messrs. Boydell and Co., [1777-1819].

⁂ "A landmark in the history of the reproduction of master drawings" (Abbey).

Description

Lorrain (Claude) Liber Veritatis; or A Collection of Prints, after the Original Designs of Claude le Lorrain, 3 vol., portraits, 300 etched and mezzotint plates by Richard Earlom, with tissue-guards, printed in bistre, all ff. mounted on linen stubs, creasing to plate 133, vol. 3 plate numbers a few times supplied in pencil, a few small tears, occasional light surface soiling, but overall very good, ex-library copies with ink-stamp to titles, modern cloth, old morocco labels laid down to spines, a few minor marks to covers, g.e., [Abbey Life 200], folio, by Messrs. Boydell and Co., [1777-1819].

⁂ "A landmark in the history of the reproduction of master drawings" (Abbey).

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