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Nicolai Abildgaard

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Watercolor and ink architectural drawing of a tomb with an obelisk elevation, a crypt section with sarcophagus, and a floor p

Memorial monument over Peter Tutein and his wife

1797-1800

Pen and ink drawing of a female figure on clouds holding a dove aloft, with billowing drapery behind her, on blue-grey paper.

Venus with a Dove

ca. 1780

Ink and wash drawing of a seated youth beside a large eagle, with two peacocks and a fruit basket below.

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

mid-18th-early 19th century

Torn sheet with pen sketches of a column on a pedestal, handwritten notes, numerals, and Abildgaard seals.

Notes with a studies for the Column of Liberty (Frihedstøtten)

ca. 1791

Pen and brown ink drawing of two draped seated women, Nemesis and Themis, one holding a staff, by Abildgaard.

Nemesis and Themis

mid-18th-early 19th century

Pen and ink sketch of two kneeling nude men, one reaching toward the other, with faint pencil background details.

Two Nude Men Playing with Dice

mid-18th-early 19th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated figure in a headwrap feeding papers into a fire, with smoke rising behind.

An Old Woman Burning Papers

mid-18th-early 19th century

Sepia ink and wash drawing of two studies of a crouching male nude hiding among bushes.

Two Studies of a Male Nude (Althaemenes) Hiding in a Bush

mid-18th-early 19th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crouching male nude hiding his face and body against a dark background.

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

mid-18th-early 19th century

Brown ink and wash study of a seated male nude twisting with one arm outstretched, on aged paper.

Study of a Male Nude (Althaemenes) in Despair

mid-18th-early 19th century

Ink sketch of a crouching nude male figure bowed over a long staff, drawn with loose contour lines and brown wash.

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

mid-18th-early 19th century

Brown ink and grey wash drawing of a centaur carrying off a nude woman, raising a staff with a billowing cloak behind.

The Centaur Nessus Abducting Deianira

1763-1809