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Decorative design. A helmet and two crossed spears, etc., Nicolai Abildgaard

Decorative design. A helmet and two crossed spears, etc.

Dekorativt udkast. En hjelm og to korslagte spyd m.m. (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen and brown ink
Dimensions
16 × 22 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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