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Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

The Surviving Horatian

first half 19th century
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash; framing lines in pen and black ink, by the artist
23.5 × 32 cm (9.3 × 12.6 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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