A sea harbour, with a sailing boat moored; four men walk towards an ancient temple on the left. Etching by C. Knapton, 1735, after Claude Lorraine.
- Lorrain, Claude, 1600-1682.
- Date:
- 1735
- Reference:
- 3010920i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
In the centre of the harbour is a hill, on the top of which is a round temple resembling a famous round temple at Tivoli. The sun is on the horizon. The men in the centre seem to wear 16th-century dress: two of them point towards the large temple on the left
Publication/Creation
1735
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 22.7 x 28.2 cm
Lettering
E musaeo Dni. Jonathanis Richardson. Claudio del. ; C. Knapton f. 1735
Edition
[State without woodcut].
References note
R. Weigel, Die Werke der Maler in ihren Handzeichnungen, Leipzig: R. Weigel, 1865, no. 1819, p. 158 ("Ein Seehafen bei Sonnenuntergang. Feder und Bister")
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3010920i
Type/Technique
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores