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Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard

An Old Woman Burning Papers

mid-18th–early 19th century
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk or graphite
11.2 × 22.1 cm (4.4 × 8.7 in)

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

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