Claude Lorrain, after. Mercury and Battus. Etching by Richard Earlom. 1776.

Artist: Claude Lorrain (c. 1600 - 1682) was a famous French painter, who lived and worked in Italy.Engraver: Richard Earlom (1743 – 1822) an English engraver and mezzotinter. Title (as is in the descriptive catalog):  [Vol.II]. No.170. A Landscape, with Cattle. Mercury and Battus. (1777 ed.). No.170.  Mercury and Battus. The latter is seated on a rock in the centre of the foreground of a Landscape, with Cattle feeding around him. (1819 ed.).Possessors of the Drawings: From the Original Drawing, in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire.Signed, numbered, and dated in the plate in italic: Claude le Lorrain delint. E. Earlom fecit. No. 170. Note in pencil on reverse: Landscape with Apollo & Mercury 1666.Dimensions: Image 8 1/4" x 10 1/4". Sheet 11 1/2" x 18"Publisher: Published Decr 3d. 1776 by John Boydell engraver in Cheapside. More about John Boydell in our blog "The Enlightenment man". More about Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery in our blog Shakespeare Gallery.Date: 1776.Materials