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The English poet Gower seated with a lute at a table on which Herodotus lies open, Nicolai Abildgaard

The English poet Gower seated with a lute at a table on which Herodotus lies open

Den engelske digter Gower siddende med en lut ved et bord, på hvilket Herodot ligger opslået (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen and brown ink
Dimensions
17.9 × 14.7 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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