George Romney, 1734–1802, British, Laocoon, undated
- Title:
- Laocoon
- Additional Title(s):
- Verso: Lovers (Fake, "Style C")
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite; verso: pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 17 1/4 x 12 inches (43.8 x 30.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper right: "374"; lower left: "374"; lower center: "374 [...]"; lower right: "65"
Oval collector's mark: Xavier Haas (Lugt 4541)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1979.12.13
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- boys | Classical | father | figure study | Grand Tour | Greek | hero | Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice | legend | man | nudes | religious and mythological subject | sculpture | 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:5770
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Art in Focus : John Flaxman Modeling Bust of William Hayley (Yale Center for British Art, 2010-02-04 - 2010-05-30) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
Sarah Symmons, Forcible Sentiments and Ancient Tales : Flaxman , Romney and the Sharing of Inspiration, Transactions of the Romney Society, vol. 6, 2001, p. 3, NJ18 R65 T7 2001 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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