How did J.M.W. Turner honor Claude Lorrain in his Liber Studiorum?

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Claude Lorrain: Ulysses Returns Chryseis to Her Father — Claude Lorrain *Ulysses Returns Chryseis to Her Father*, oil on canvas by Claude Lorrain, c. 1644; in the Louvre, Paris. 119 × 150 cm.

J.M.W. Turner honored the French artist Claude Lorrain in his Liber Studiorum by using Claude’s own studio record, the Liber veritatis (begun in 1635), as a partial inspiration for the project.1

Launched in 1807, Turner’s Liber Studiorum was a series of 100 plates intended to document the vast range and variety of landscape composition, including historical, architectural, pastoral, mountainous, and marine subjects. While Turner sought to establish his own artistic legacy, his admiration for Claude was profound; he famously requested in his will that his paintings Sun Rising Through Vapour and Dido Building Carthage be hung in the National Gallery alongside his two favorite works by Claude.12