Ludovico Caracciolo after Claude Lorrain, Liber Veritatis, Etching, 1815

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Image dimensions: 21 x 27 cm. Liber Veritatis - Plate 61 is a beautiful black and white etching and aquatint … Read more Image dimensions: 21 x 27 cm. Liber Veritatis - Plate 61 is a beautiful black and white etching and aquatint on paper realized by the Italian artist Ludovico Caracciolo, after Claudio di Lorena. This old master's original print is a beautiful artist proof, the 61st plate from the series Liber Veritatis, published in Rome in 1815 by Francesco Bourlié. Representing a fluvial landscape with ruins and grazing animals, this aquatint by Ludovico Caracciolo (engraver) was inspired by the production of the French painter Claude Lorrain (draftsman). Signed and numbered at the bottom of the plate “Claudio di Lorena inv., L. Caracciolo F.”. In good conditions, except for a usual burnishing on the margins and some light foxings beyond the marginal line. Including a passepartout. Ludovico Caracciolo (Rome, 1761-1841) Roman landscapist and engraver, specialized in architectural drawings and panoramas of the Eternal City, Caracciolo loved travelling and drawing the most beautiful scenes he saw along the way. He became a protégé of Elizabeth Foster, the second wife of the fifth Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, and had the opportunity to publish a set of prints inspired by Claude Lorrain‘s works, collected in the Liber Veritatis, Rome, Francesco Bourlié, 1815 (now in the collection of the British Museum). This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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