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Reclining male model, seen foreshortened from the feet, Nicolai Abildgaard

Reclining male model, seen foreshortened from the feet

Liggende mandlig model, set i forkortning fra fødderne (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Black and white chalk on primed paper
Dimensions
51.4 × 41.8 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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