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Composition sketch; a king, surrounded by warriors at a thing site, gives a man the knight's sword, Nicolai Abildgaard

Composition sketch; a king, surrounded by warriors at a thing site, gives a man the knight's sword

Kompositonsudkast; en konge, der omgivet af krigere på et tingsted, giver en mand riddersværdet (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Date
before 1785
Medium
Pencil and white chalk
Dimensions
9.7 × 14.7 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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