Plaster Bust of Laocoon Based on the Antique Cast from the National Museums, Late 19th Century, H 66 Cm

Important and ancient bust from the national museum casts representing Laocoon in bust.
The original is kept in the Vatican Museum. This group of statues was discovered in 1506 in Rome on the Esquiline, and was immediately identified with the Laocoon described by Pliny as a masterpiece of the sculptors of Rhodes, Agesander.
In good condition, very expressive and decorative, late 19th or early 20th century.
Dimensions: H 66 x W 38 x D 31 cm