Floating Figure Holding a Kite in His Hand, Nicolai Abildgaard

Floating Figure Holding a Kite in His Hand

Svævende figur med en drage i hånden (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement: Neoclassicism
Medium: Drawing
Dimensions: 19.1 × 21.4 cm (sheet)
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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Drawing Ink Feather Pencil Wash Nude Nudity Man Young man Figure Single figure Body Torso Arm Leg Foot Head Kite Thread Drapery Flying Suspended Movement Lightness Brown Beige

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