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A silkesaugen (Norwegian) is a mechanical frame saw. This one was mounted in a sawmill at Hønefossen in Norway. Lorentzen visited Norway in the 18th century and made a number of paintings, most of them also converted to prints by Georg Haas. See "Other versions".</div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Christian_August_Lorentzen" class="extiw" title="w:en:Christian August Lorentzen"><span title="Danish painter (1749-1828)">Christian August Lorentzen</span></a>
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