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) was an English mezzotinter. Title (as is in the descriptive catalog): [Vol.II]. No.159. A Landscape, with the Story of Mercury and Battus. (1777 ed.). No.159. Mercury and Battus. A beautiful Landscape with the ruins of a Temple on the verge of a Grove. (1819 ed.). The 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. 159. 1776. Note in pencil on reverse: Landscape with Mercury and Battus. 1663.Dimensions:  Image 8" x 10". Sheet 11 1/4" x 18".Publisher: Published Septr 1st. 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 and Techniques:  Etching with mezzot