Laocoön and his sons are attacked by snakes. Colour aquatint with etching by J.G. Prestel and/or M.K. Prestel, 1783, after R. La Fage.

  • La Fage, Raymond, 1656-1684.
Date:
[1783?]
Reference:
2477414i
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Description

Left, a statue of Poseidon; right, the buildings of Troy, two Trojan soldiers, and the river Scamander

Publication/Creation

[Frankfurt am Main] : H.S.H. excud, [1783?]

Physical description

1 print : etching, with aquatint ; image 26 x 36.9 cm

Contributors

Lettering

J.G. Prestel sc. in Francfort am Main 1783. Dessin de Remond La Fage. Du cabinet de S.A.S. Monseig. le Prince Charles de Ligne à Bruxelles; M. Cath. Prestel sc. Lettering on label on verso of old mount Bears number: no. 14

Creator/production credits

Etching attributed to J.G. Prestel in bottom left corner of the drawing; attributed to Maria Katharina Prestel on label on verso of mount

References note

G.K. Nagler, Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon, vol. 13, Leipzig 1924, p. 265, no. 28 (as by Maria Katharina)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2477414i

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