Photogenic Drawing of the Laocoon, September 1839; Tomb of William de Valence
Unknown
1839
Medium
Salted paper prints
Dimensions
Top Image (.32): 7 1/8 × 5 1/16 in. (18.1 × 12.8 cm) Bottom Image (.33): 4 3/16 × 6 1/4 in. (10.7 × 15.8 cm)
Classification
Negatives
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.634.32–.33
Tags
SculptureTombs
About the Artist
Unknown
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