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Light in the dark. Seated woman in antique dress holding fire-making implements in her lap, Nicolai Abildgaard

Light in the dark. Seated woman in antique dress holding fire-making implements in her lap

Lys i mørket. Siddende kvinde i antik dragt, der holder redskaber til fyrtøj på skødet (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Date
c. 1798–1801
Medium
Drawing
Dimensions
15.2 × 10.5 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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