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Print, Laocoon

This is a Print. It was print maker: Jan de Bisschop and after Willem Doudijns. It is dated 1671. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by George A. Hearn.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 23.2 × 17 cm (9 1/8 × 6 11/16 in.) Paper: 24.1 × 17.1 cm (9 1/2 × 6 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Ex Peoli coll. stamp in oval.

It is signed

Inscribed, upper right: "16", lower right, monograms "J E F", lower left, "D O N D."

It is inscribed

Inscribed, upper right: "16", lower right, monograms "J E F", lower left, "D O N D."

Cite this object as

Print, Laocoon; Print Maker: Jan de Bisschop (Dutch, 1628 - 1671); After Willem Doudijns (Dutch, 1630 - 1697); Netherlands; engraving on paper; Plate: 23.2 × 17 cm (9 1/8 × 6 11/16 in.) Paper: 24.1 × 17.1 cm (9 1/2 × 6 3/4 in.); 1896-31-66

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