Earlom, RICHARD

Earlom, RICHARD, mezzotint engraver, born in London in 1743, was a pupil of Cipriani, and early began his art under the patronage of Boydell. He engraved over sixty plates, which were very popular, and are still highly esteemed by collectors. He died in 1822. Among his works was a fine series of prints from the originals of Claude Lorraine's Liber Veritatis.