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An Old Norse (?) king figure, standing with a crown on his head, Nicolai Abildgaard

An Old Norse (?) king figure, standing with a crown on his head

En oldnordisk (?) kongefigur, stående med krone på hovedet (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Drawing
Dimensions
18.9 × 10 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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