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"Too weak, too weak is the king's bow!", Christian Krohg

"Too weak, too weak is the king's bow!"

"For veik, for veik er kongens bue!" (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian) (1852-1925)

Movement
Naturalism
Date
1895–1899
Medium
Pen and pencil on paper
Collection
National Museum of Norway
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Nasjonalmuseet / Anne Hansteen, CC BY 4.0

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