Frieze with a boy by the chariot of Bacchus and Mars (or Pluto) drawn by lions, Nicolai Abildgaard

Frieze with a boy by the chariot of Bacchus and Mars (or Pluto) drawn by lions

Frise med dreng ved Bacchus' og Mars' (eller Plutos) kærre trukket af løver (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement: Neoclassicism
Medium: Pencil, pen, brown ink, brush and grey wash
Dimensions: 6.8 × 21.7 cm (sheet)
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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Drawing Feather Ink Wash Pencil Gray Brown Lion Animal Big cat Chariot Wagon Vehicle Wheel Putti Child Boy Nude Bacchus Mars Pluto God Deity Mythology Frieze Frieze-like Helmet Ornament Monochrome

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