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Blake, William, 1757–1827
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Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice
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The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)
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William Blake (Tokyo) (The National Museum of Western Art, 1990-09-18 - 1990-11-25)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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William Blake, 1757–1827
The Laocoön, for Rees's Cyclopædia
1815
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William Blake, 1757–1827
Socrates, a Visionary Head
ca. 1820