Laocoön attacked by a sea snake. Engraving attributed to P. Lombard.

Date:
1697
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11385i
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Laocoön attacked by a sea snake. Engraving attributed to P. Lombard. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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His sons and a sacrificial animal lie dead. In the background, a city (supposed to be Troy) and fleeing soldiers

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1697

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Wellcome Collection 11385i

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It seems that the dedicatee was either the third or the fifth Earl of Salisbury, depending on the date at which the dedication was engraved

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