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A young woman kneeling, imploringly embracing a nude hero, Nicolai Abildgaard

A young woman kneeling, imploringly embracing a nude hero

En ung kvinde, der på knæ bønfaldende omfavner en nøgen helt (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen and brown ink
Dimensions
19.8 × 21.8 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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