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Bull with a human face, figures in animal disguise and two faces with helmets, Nicolai Abildgaard

Bull with a human face, figures in animal disguise and two faces with helmets

Tyr med menneskeansigt, figurer med dyreforklædning samt to ansigter med hjelme (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
20.7 × 27.5 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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