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Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99), Laocoon And His Sons Wrestling With Two Snakes, 1765
- Title:
- Laocoon And His Sons Wrestling With Two Snakes
- Date:
- 1765
- Materials & Techniques:
- Line engraving and stipple engraving
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "Pietro da Cortona inv:"; lettered, lower right: "F. Bartolozzi Sculp. 1765"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.19752
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- boys | Classical | father | figure study | Greek | hero | Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice | legend | snakes | sons | strangling | twins
- Associated People:
- Laocoön
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38084
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