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A pair of hens in a cage pecking at grain, Nicolai Abildgaard

A pair of hens in a cage pecking at grain

Et par høns i et bur pikker korn op (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Date
c. 1784–1787
Medium
Pencil, pen and black ink
Dimensions
8.1 × 9.7 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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