The Ford, possibly 1636, Oil on canvas, 29 1/4 x 39 3/4 in. (74. 3 x 101 cm), Paintings, Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee) (French, Chamagne 1604/5? ?1682 Rome), This picture is accurately recorded in Claude?s Liber Veritatis, the book of drawings the painter made to record his compositions and to protect himself against forgers and imitators. On the back of the drawing Claude noted that the picture was made for Paris, but the client is not named