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Various sketches, including several heads and a hen with two [?] placed in a circle, Nicolai Abildgaard

Various sketches, including several heads and a hen with two [?] placed in a circle

Forskellige udkast, bl.a. af flere hoveder og en høne med to [?] placeret i en cirkel (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen, black and brown ink
Dimensions
34.5 × 22.2 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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DrawingFeatherInkWashSketchStudyHeadFaceProfileManBaldHairHenBirdAnimalEggCircleMédaillonFlowerPlantInscriptionWritingScribbleOval

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