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A man with a magic lantern shows a picture of the decline of trade and crafts - the lame Mercury, the sleeping Vulcan, etc., Nicolai Abildgaard

A man with a magic lantern shows a picture of the decline of trade and crafts - the lame Mercury, the sleeping Vulcan, etc.

En mand med et laterna magica viser et billede af handelens og håndværkets forfald - den halte Mercur, den sovende Vulcan etc. (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Drawing
Dimensions
15 × 14.8 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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DrawingWashInkPencilMonochromeGrayBacklightingSilhouetteManBackSeatedBarrelTableFurnitureLanternTricorneHatWigMercuryVulcainCrutchWingHammerToolAllegory

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