The Animal Laocöon
Catalogue
- Year
- 1796
- Medium
- etching on wove paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 3/8 in. (50.5 × 39 cm) plate: 19 7/8 × 15 3/8 in. (50.5 × 39 cm)
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
Artist
Painting
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, known as the Goethe Tischbein, was a German painter from the Tischbein family of artists.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1796
- Medium
- etching on wove paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 3/8 in. (50.5 × 39 cm) plate: 19 7/8 × 15 3/8 in. (50.5 × 39 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1796-285724
Source
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Source
- nga
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified