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Satire on the fact that the police and the lottery were housed at Charlottenborg together with the Academy of Fine Arts. People from the lottery and night watchmen are seen together with the three Graces, Nicolai Abildgaard

Satire on the fact that the police and the lottery were housed at Charlottenborg together with the Academy of Fine Arts. People from the lottery and night watchmen are seen together with the three Graces

Satire over at politiet og tallotteriet havde bolig på Charlottenborg sammen med Kunstakademiet. Folk fra tallotteriet og vægtere ses sammen med de tre gratier (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen and brown ink
Dimensions
17.2 × 22.2 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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