Description:
mythological subject; interior of a cave, blacksmith's workshop; three figures in left foreground working around anvil, two with hammers, the third holding a piece of metal with tongs; man (Vulcan) at center sitting above figures on rock throne and pointing down; man (Mercury) with winged helmet and staff entering workshop from right
Label Text:
From the third volume of three volume Liber Veritatis, a collection of mezzotints after drawings by Claude Lorrain. Each volume contains 100 prints; the first two volumes are after Claude drawings in the collection of the Duke of Devonshire (first printed in 1777, with a second printing in 1819), the third volume is after Claude drawings from other sources (printed in 1819).
Subjects:
Mezzotint engraving; Etching Link to share this object record:
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