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Tuesday. Mars tests the sharpness of his spearhead, Nicolai Abildgaard

Tuesday. Mars tests the sharpness of his spearhead

Tirsdag. Mars prøver skarpheden af sin lansespids (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pencil, pen, brown ink, brush and brown wash in two shades
Dimensions
15.7 × 16.8 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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