Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents"
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: The Four Continents
Artist: Adriaen Collaert|Maerten de Vos
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1560–1618 Antwerp|Netherlandish, Antwerp 1532–1603 Antwerp
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish|Netherlandish
Date: 1580–1600
Medium: Engraving; second state of three
Dimensions: sheet: 8 3/16 x 10 3/16 in. (20.8 x 25.9 cm) (clipped)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1959
Accession year: 1959
Tags: Lions|Birds|Female Nudes|Crocodiles|Elephants