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Study from the Antique Sculpture of "Laocoön" by Washington Allston — VisualArtsDB

Study from the Antique Sculpture of "Laocoön"

Study from the Antique Sculpture of "Laocoön"

Washington Allston

1796–1806

Medium: Black and white chalk on gray wove paper
Dimensions: 25.2 x 33.5 cm (9 15/16 x 13 3/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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American

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