Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents"
Object type: Print Ornament & Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: The Four Continents
Artist: Philips Galle|Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp|Flemish, Bruges ca. 1520–ca. 1590 London (?) (active England)
Artist role: Publisher|Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish|Flemish
Date: ca. 1590–1600
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 8 3/16 x 5 5/8 in. (20.8 x 14.3 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1959
Accession year: 1959
Tags: Men|Female Nudes|Elephants|Snakes|Lions