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Politician as Laocoön
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Politician as Laocoön

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans · 1880 - 1890 · paper; pencil

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

An (unknown) politician as the priest Laocoön in the sculpture group of Laocoön. Probably a sketch for a satirical print in De Nederlandsche Spectator.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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drawingpreparatory studyNetherlands
Credit linePoliticus als Laocoön. 1880 - 1890. Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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