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Frontal female figure, her clothes pressed against her as if by the wind, Nicolai Abildgaard

Frontal female figure, her clothes pressed against her as if by the wind

Kvindefigur en face, med klæderne presset ind som af blæst (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen, black ink and Indian ink
Dimensions
15.8 × 9.8 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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