The Shepherd Faustulus Finds Romulus and Remus, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Shepherd Faustulus Finds Romulus and Remus

Hyrden Faustulus finder Romulus og Remus (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement: Neoclassicism
Medium: Drawing
Dimensions: 13 × 20.4 cm (sheet)
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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Drawing Wash Ink Pencil Romulus Mythology Legend Shepherd Baby Child Basket Dieu-fleuve Deity Nude Man Figure Group Tree Plant Foliage Drapery Stick Semicircle Reclining Leaning Inscription Sepia Brown Rémus Faustulus

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