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A man with a magic lantern shows an extinct family tree, Nicolai Abildgaard

A man with a magic lantern shows an extinct family tree

En mand med et laterna magica viser et udgået stamtræ (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Date
c. 1785–1788
Medium
Drawing
Dimensions
16 × 14.9 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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