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A mother switching her little boy, Nicolai Abildgaard

A mother switching her little boy

En moder, der giver sin lille dreng ris (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen and brown ink
Dimensions
16.2 × 21.6 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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WomanMotherChildBoyGroupSeatedChâtimentWhipCryWeepingDomestic sceneInteriorBedBenchFurnitureStaircaseFrontonJugTablewareVaseDraperyDressArmMovementDrawingInkPencilBeige

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