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The Portuguese poet Camões seated on a rocky shore with his lute, seen from the front, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Portuguese poet Camões seated on a rocky shore with his lute, seen from the front

Den portugisiske digter Camoêns siddende på en klippekyst med sin lut, set en face (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Drawing
Dimensions
20.2 × 15.6 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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