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A couple of warriors kill a naked man whom they find in intercourse with a woman, Nicolai Abildgaard

A couple of warriors kill a naked man whom they find in intercourse with a woman

Et par krigere dræber en nøgen mand, som de finder i samleje med en kvinde (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
19.8 × 27.6 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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