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Hamlet and his Mother. Episode from Shakspeare's Hamlet, Nicolai Abildgaard

Hamlet and his Mother. Episode from Shakspeare's Hamlet

Hamlet hos sin moder (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Date
c. 1776–1779
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
50.5 × 64 cm
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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