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Papirius and his mother, Nicolai Abildgaard

Papirius and his mother

Papirius og hans moder (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Drawing
Dimensions
13.9 × 13.9 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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DrawingFeatherInkWashBrownMotherSonTeenagerWomanGroupFigureAntiquitySeatedStandingChairFurnitureDressDraperyDraperyConversationGestureBare feetCast shadowInscriptionBunHairWalkingPregnantPapirius

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