The Potuans are Surprised to see Niels Klim Genuflect in front of the Wise Prince.

1785-1787

Dating: Date range
Held at: Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: [{"notes": "420 x 355 mm", "part": "Netto", "type": "højde", "unit": "centimeter", "value": "42"}, {"notes": "420 x 355 mm", "part": "Netto", "type": "bredde", "unit": "centimeter", "value": "35.5"}, {"notes": "510 x 444 x 38 mm", "part": "Brutto", "type": "højde", "unit": "centimeter", "value": "51"}, {"notes": "510 x 444 x 38 mm", "part": "Brutto", "type": "bredde", "unit": "centimeter", "value": "44.4"}, {"notes": "510 x 444 x 38 mm", "part": "Brutto", "type": "dybde", "unit": "centimeter", "value": "3.8"}]
Collection no.: KMS594
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0License details

Nicolai Abildgaard. The Potuans are Surprised to see Niels Klim Genuflect in front of the Wise Prince.. Statens Museum for Kunst. Public Domain Mark 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)

About this artwork

The Potuans are Surprised to see Niels Klim Genuflect in front of the Wise Prince. — Nicolai Abildgaard. 1785-1787.

Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: .

Collection record: Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK), Copenhagen. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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