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Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard

Study of a Male Nude (Althaemenes) in Despair Trying to Hide Himself

mid-18th–early 19th century
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over graphite
6 × 8.8 cm (2.4 × 3.5 in)

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