An Old Woman Burning Papers

Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard Danish

mid-18th–early 19th century

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Title: An Old Woman Burning Papers
Artist: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (Danish, Copenhangen 1743–1809 Frederiksdal)
Date: mid-18th–early 19th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk or graphite
Dimensions: sheet: 4 7/16 x 8 11/16 in. (11.2 x 22.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Charles and Jessie Price Gift, 2011
Object Number: 2011.258
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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