A View on the River Po in Italy
Date1769
After
Claude Lorrain
(French, 1604 - 1682)
Publisher
John Boydell
(English, 1719 - 1804)
Geography
Published -
England
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; mezzotint, etching
DimensionsOverall: 18 3/4 in. x 23 3/4 in. (47.63 cm x 60.33 cm)
Credit LineAcquired through the generosity of the Regent in memory of The President and CEO's late parents, 2011
Object numberM-4966
MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Claude le Lorrain Pinxit.".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "James Mason Sculp.t".
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "J. Boydell exudit 1769 / A View on the River Po in Italy. / From the Original Picture by Claude le Lorrain, In the Collection of the Right Honourable Lord Trevor; / To whom this Plate is Dedicated, by his Lordship's most Obliged & most Obedient Servant, John Boydell / Published Jan. 1st 1769 by J. Boydell Engraver, in Cheapside London. / Vestigia Nulla Retronsum ".
Printed in ink in the bottom-left corner: "No. 48".
Printed in ink in the bottom-right corner: "John Boydell".
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1840-1860
18 December 1798