Africa from a set of The Four Continents
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Beauvais
Artist: Beauvais|Jean Jacques François Le Barbier|de Menou|Louis XVI, King of France
Artist bio:  |French, Rouen 1738–1826 Paris|French, active 1780–93|French, Versailles 1754–1793 Paris
Artist role: Manufactory|Designer|Maker|Patron
Artist nationality:  |French|French|French
Date: designed ca. 1786, woven 1790–91
Medium: Wool, silk (19-21 warps per inch, 8 per cm.)
Dimensions: 12 × 15 ft. (365.8 × 457.2 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Claus von Bülow Gift, 1978
Accession year: 1978
Tags: Lions|Crocodiles|Zebras|Birds|Pyramids|Elephants|Snakes