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Night, a reclining female figure. Executed as grisaille. Same composition as Td 542,38, but without wings and with loose hair, Nicolai Abildgaard

Night, a reclining female figure. Executed as grisaille. Same composition as Td 542,38, but without wings and with loose hair

Natten, en hvilende kvindefigur. Udført som grisaille. Samme komposition som Td 542,38 dog uden vinger og med udslået hår (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, brush, brown ink and brown wash
Dimensions
17.6 × 31.2 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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