Laocoön, Louis Marie Yves Queverdo, after Bourdon, 1798 - 1898

Title(s)

Laocoön

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1905-2305

Catalogue reference

• LeBlanc 33

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Artist

• print maker: Louis Marie Yves Queverdo (mentioned on object)
• print maker: Claude Niquet (mentioned on object)
• after drawing by: Bourdon (mentioned on object)
• publisher: Niquet (uitgever) (mentioned on object)

Dating

1798 - 1898

Material

• paper

Technique

etching / engraving

Measurements

height 260 mm × width 190 mm

What

• Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice

Acquisition

purchase 1905

Copyright

Public domain

• Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant un dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations : ouvrage destiné à faire suite au Manuel du libraire par J.Ch. Brunet, dl. 3, p. 263, cat.nr. 33