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Milton, seated with a lute, en face, in the background the Fall, Nicolai Abildgaard

Milton, seated with a lute, en face, in the background the Fall

Milton, siddende med en lut, set en face, i baggrunden syndefaldet (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen, brush and brown ink
Dimensions
17.2 × 12.8 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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