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Lot 5584:
The Angel appearing to Hagar by Caracciolo 1815
This rare etching is plate 174 from Liber Veritatis, published by Francesco Bourli?, Rome 1815, from the original drawing of Claudio di Lorena (aka Claude Lorrain).
Plate 174 depicts The Angel appearing to Hagar and her Son. The landscape represents a wild and hilly country, with a fine cluster of trees growing on a bank near a rocky cliff. It is a beautiful black and white etching and aquatint on paper engraved by the Italian artist Ludovico Caracciolo, a landscapist and engraver. Signed and numbered at the bottom of the plate: Claudio di Lorena inv., L. Caracciolo F.
Size: Plate: approximately 8.5in x 11in (21cm x 27 cm) Sheet: 10.5in x 12.5in (27cm x 31.5 cm)
Condition: The print is in excellent condition but please inspect the image carefully for any occasional age related marks.
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