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Allegory of America, from "The Four Continents"

Publisher Published by Jean I Leblond French
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Allegory of America, from "The Four Continents"
  • Series/Portfolio: Les Quatre parties du monde
  • Artist: Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/04–1676 Paris)
  • Publisher: Published by Jean I Leblond (French, ca. 1590–1666 Paris)
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: sheet: 8 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. (21.9 x 14.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.654.49
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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