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Design for a barrel vault with octagonal and square coffers in grey and red, Nicolai Abildgaard

Design for a barrel vault with octagonal and square coffers in grey and red

Udkast til tøndehvælv med ottekantede og kvadratiske kassetter i gråt og rødt (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish) (1743-1809)

Movement
Neoclassicism
Medium
Pen, grey ink, brush and watercolour
Dimensions
27.7 × 28.3 cm (sheet)
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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