499, Laocoon. The scheme is roughly as the Vatican marble group except that the children are shown as babies and there is a third below, trodden on by his father. Rocks and trees at the edge. 'Probably 17th-century, even by the hand of Fiamingo' (Story-Maskelyne).
Description: LAOCOON. THE SCHEME IS ROUGHLY AS THE VATICAN MARBLE GROUP EXCEPT THAT THE CHILDREN ARE SHOWN AS BABIES AND THERE IS A THIRD BELOW, TRODDEN ON BY HIS FATHER. ROCKS AND TREES AT THE EDGE. 'PROBABLY 17TH-CENTURY, EVEN BY THE HAND OF FIAMINGO' (STORY-MASKELYNE).
Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
Previous Collections:
Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 350
Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 499
