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A mermaid pointing up at the sun, Nicolai Abildgaard

A mermaid pointing up at the sun

En havfrue pegende op mod solen (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen and brown ink
Dimensions
6.5 × 10 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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