Allegory of Africa, from the Four Continents

Edme Bouchardon|Johann Justin Preissler|Georg Martin Preissler

1732 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

This engraving of a woman representing Africa is one of a set showing the four continents (America, Europe, Asia and Africa) as female figures. It was engraved by Johann Justin Preissler after Edmè Bouchardon. The attributes for each figure correspond with descriptions in Cesare Ripa’s "Iconologia", an illustrated dictionary widely used by artists, first published with images in 1603.

Artist

Edme Bouchardon|Johann Justin Preissler|Georg Martin Preissler

Date

1732

Medium

Engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953