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Woman resting in front of a plough. Allegory of agriculture, Nicolai Abildgaard

Woman resting in front of a plough. Allegory of agriculture

Hvilende kvinde foran en plov. Allegori på agerdyrkning (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Date
1794–1796
Medium
Pencil, pen, brown ink, brush and brown wash
Dimensions
14.1 × 23.4 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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