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Female figure with arrows and quiver, seated leaning against a fantastic animal (possibly an anteater). Allegory of America, Nicolai Abildgaard

Female figure with arrows and quiver, seated leaning against a fantastic animal (possibly an anteater). Allegory of America

Kvindefigur med pile og kogger, siddende lænet mod et fantasi dyr (muligvis en myresluger). Allegori på Amerika (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen and brown ink
Dimensions
13.5 × 21.4 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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