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| Keywords: William Blake - Copy of the Laocoön, for Rees's Cyclopædia - Google Art Project.jpg graphite paper beige Graphite on medium slightly textured beige laid paper London 1757 London 1827 William male 2369124 Blake British 1757 - 1827 /collection/yale-center-for-british-art/artwork/copy-of-the-laocoon-for-reess-cyclopdia-william-blake/2436821/ William Blake Artist /artist/william-blake/4130035/ 4130035 /collection/yale-center-for-british-art/ Yale Center for British Art 2305845 http //britishart yale edu/ 2/24/2012 12 21 03 AM /collection/yale-center-for-british-art/artwork/copy-of-the-laocoon-for-reess-cyclopdia-william-blake/2436821/ 1815 1815 beard snakes Laocoön Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice strangling twins Classical hero father sons boys men Greek Grand Tour sculpture figure study historical subject legend Graphite on medium slightly textured beige laid paper 321 2436821 False 1815 3/24/2012 9 34 24 PM YCBA/lido-TMS-7237 http //collections britishart yale edu/vufind/Record/1670860 Yale Center for British Art Paul Mellon Fund drawing 1810 1820 Felpham Creation w229 x h321 cm 1815 False 0 70703125 Item copy-of-the-laocoon-for-reess-cyclopdia-william-blake Copy of the Laocoön for Rees's Cyclopædia c 229 Inscribed in graphite lower center This drawing was made by W Blake in the Royal Academy Somerset House for a small plate he made of the Laocoon for the Article in the Encyclopedia The article itself was on sculpture being written by Flaxman When W B was drawing this his old friend Fuseli came in said ' Why Mr Blake you a student you ought to teach us' in my possession from Mrs Blake F Tatham ; inscribed on back in graphite upper right 2 210 ; in graphite upper right 230 17 ; in graphite lower right Inscription _Signed_and_Dated Not signed not dated Not on View Graphite on medium slightly textured beige laid paper beard snakes Laocoön Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice strangling twins Classical hero father sons boys men Greek Grand Tour sculpture figure study historical subject legend special url_id BAFkymBSiy30vw PD-old-100-1923 1827 William Blake Google Art Project works by William Blake | ||||
