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Night, a resting woman with bat wings, Nicolai Abildgaard

Night, a resting woman with bat wings

Natten, en hvilende kvinde med flagermusvinger (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Drawing
Dimensions
18 × 31.5 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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