The Centaur Nessus Abducting Deianira

Provenance

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Artist: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (Danish, Copenhangen 1743–1809 Frederiksdal)
Date: 1763–1809
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash, over graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 3/16 × 8 1/4 in. (25.9 × 21 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2013
Accession no.: 2013.552

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