The Modern Laocoon, from "Harper's Weekly"

Multiple artists/makers

October 7, 1871

Not on view

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Title: The Modern Laocoon, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist: Brackmere (American, active 1871)
Sitter: William Magear Tweed (American, New York 1823–1878 New York)
Sitter: Abraham Oakley Hall (American, 1826–1898)
Sitter: Richard B. Connolly (American (born Ireland), Dunmanway, Co. Cork 1810–1880 Marseilles, France)
Sitter: Peter Barr Sweeny (American, 1825–1911)
Date: October 7, 1871
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Image: 10 11/16 × 9 1/8 in. (27.2 × 23.2 cm)
Sheet: 15 13/16 × 10 11/16 in. (40.2 × 27.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Object Number: 28.111.4(4)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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