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Catharine the Great, naked, flying away from the Earth on the Back of a Man with Bat's Wings, Nicolai Abildgaard

Catharine the Great, naked, flying away from the Earth on the Back of a Man with Bat's Wings

Catharina II's fart fra jorden. Hun hviler på ryggen af en mand med flagermusvinger (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Drawing
Dimensions
22.1 × 22.1 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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