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Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard

Jupiter, disguised as an eagle, with Ganymede, and a sketch of two peacocks

mid-18th–early 19th century
Pen and brown ink, gray wash
20.2 × 15.4 cm (8 × 6.1 in)

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