Allegory of Africa, from the Four Continents

Creator Name

Johann Justin Preissler;
after Edme Bouchardon;
Georg Martin Preissler

Cultural Context

Date

1732

Source

About the work

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Title

Allegory of Africa, from the Four Continents

Creator

Johann Justin Preissler, German, 1698–1771, Artist;
after Edme Bouchardon, Artist;
Georg Martin Preissler, Publisher

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Material

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet (trimmed): 11 1/8 × 12 15/16 in. (28.2 × 32.8 cm);
height: 28.2centimetre;
width: 32.8centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

1732

Provenance

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Subjects

Female Nudes; Snakes; Lions

Topic

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