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Caricature of the Laocöon Group: P.1817-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Caricature of the Laocöon Group
Monkey Laocöon

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Boldrini, Niccolà (Attributed)
Designer: Vecellio, Tiziano (After)

Entities

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1545 - 1566

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Image Height 271 mm Width 405 mm
Sheet Height 271 mm Width 405 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1817-1991
Primary reference Number: 86270
Tietze: 15
Dreyer (Titian woodcuts): 25

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 31 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Caricature of the Laocöon Group" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/86270 Accessed: 2024-04-19 22:58:19

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