Sketch for "A Picture of Everyday Life" (The Suitor's Visit), Wilhelm Marstrand

Sketch for "A Picture of Everyday Life" (The Suitor's Visit)

Udkast til "Billede af hverdagslivet" (Frierens besøg) (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish) (1810-1873)

Movement: Danish Golden Age
Date: 1856–1857
Medium: Drawing
Dimensions: 16.2 × 19.1 cm (sheet)
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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