Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection
Nationality
British
Artist Dates
1743-1822
Title of Work
Landscape Illustration to Liber Veritatis, Plate 31
Preview
Date of Work
1803
Medium
Mezzotint
Signature
Lower right
Height
15"
Width
11 3/8"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Stored: 234 JSP Box 1, S7D
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Artist Bio
Richard Earlom was a British artist born in 1743 in London. Earlom got his inspiration from Giovanni Battista Ciprani, an Italian painter of whom Earlom eventually studied under. He is best known for his mezzotints which often portrayed detailed landscapes. Works by Richard Earlom can be found in the permanent collections of the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, The National Galleries of Scotland, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and several other collections internationally.
Additional Information
Created by Earlom after Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée) French, ca. 1604–1682
Lower left under image: Claude del Center under image: Pub. Dec. 1, 1803, by J & J Boydell, No. 90, Cheapside; and at the Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, London. Lower right under image: R. Earlom sculp. Bottom right: No. 31
Center bottom: from the original drawing in the collection of R.P. Knight. Esq.
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Folded side edges, wear and tear along bottom and right side. Darkening or bleaching from prolonged exposure to ultraviolet and/or heat from sun or artificial light
Rights
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