Caption

Six casts of ancient sculptures including the Laocoön group, the discus thrower and Niobe with her child, photograph, page, inscription: '6 Apoxyomenos. 7 Discobolos Myron. 8 Discobolis Naucydes. 9 Niobe and child. 10 Laocoon. 11 Gladiator Borghese', photographer: HG Smith, photographer: HW Tupper, c. 1864 - in or before 1874, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 185 mm x width 172 mm, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice, A sepia-toned print divided into rectangular panels showing six photographed sculptures against dark backgrounds, with three panels across the top and three across the middle, each sculpture depicted on a pedestal; the top left panel shows a standing nude male figure with arms extended forward and weight shifted to one leg, the top center panel shows a nude male figure in a twisting pose holding a circular object above his head, and the top right panel shows a standing nude male figure with one arm extended and the other resting by his side; the middle left panel shows a draped female figure leaning and supporting a child, the middle center panel shows a complex multi-figure group with a central bearded male raising an arm surrounded by smaller figures, and the middle right panel shows a twisting nude male figure stepping forward with one arm raised; thin borders separate each panel and a pale margin surrounds the entire sheet.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_117

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.3Mb (10.5Mb) / 11.9in x 13.1in / 3571 x 3942 (300dpi)

Keywords

Six casts ancient sculptures Laocoön group discus thrower Niobe child photograph page inscription 6 Apoxyomenos 7 Discobolos Myron 8 Discobolis Naucydes 9 Niobe 10 Laocoon 11 Gladiator Borghese photographer HG Smith HW Tupper c 1864 - 1874 paper albumen print albumendruk height 185 mm x width 172 mm piece sculpture reproduction Laocoon twin sons strangled two serpents preparations sacrifice sepia-toned print divided rectangular panels showing six photographed sculptures dark backgrounds three panels across top three across middle sculpture depicted pedestal left panel standing nude male figure arms extended forward weight shifted leg top center panel nude male figure twisting pose holding circular object head top right panel arm extended resting side draped female figure leaning supporting middle center panel complex multi-figure group central bearded male raising arm surrounded smaller figures middle right panel twisting nude male figure stepping arm raised thin borders separate pale margin surrounds entire sheet