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A seated female figure, allegory of wisdom or science, Nicolai Abildgaard

A seated female figure, allegory of wisdom or science

En siddende kvindefigur, allegori på visdom eller videnskab (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen, brown ink, brush and brown wash in two shades
Dimensions
17.5 × 14.8 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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