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A naked kneeling mother with her little boy, Nicolai Abildgaard

A naked kneeling mother with her little boy

En nøgen knælende moder med sin lille dreng (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen, brown ink, brush and grey wash
Dimensions
16 × 20 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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