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The Four Continents
Designer: Marcus Gheeraerts I (Netherlandish, 1521–1636)
Engraver: Unidentified artist, Netherlandish, 16th century
Publisher: Philips Galle (Netherlandish, 1537–1612)
Engraver: Unidentified artist, Netherlandish, 16th century
Publisher: Philips Galle (Netherlandish, 1537–1612)
about 1600
Place of Publication: Antwerp, Belgium
Medium/Technique
Set of four engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 32 x 21.5 x 5.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 7/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number50.6.11
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Antwerp: Philips Galle [about 1600]
Catalogue Raisonné
Berlin 232(1); Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish, VII, p. 100, nos. 48-51; Rijksprentenkabinet, Ornamentprenten, 86
Description(Antwerp: Philips Galle [about 1600]) Folio; four leaves; original gilt-stamped armorial green vellum binding (green cloth box). BOUND with: 50.6.1-10 and .12-13 (Hoffmann album)
Grotesque ornament designs surrounding personifications of the four continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, and America.
Grotesque ornament designs surrounding personifications of the four continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, and America.
Signed
In plate: "Marc. Gerar. inuen. Phls Galle excud."
ProvenanceFerdinand Hoffmann von Grünpichl-Strechau (b. 1540 -d. 1607), Prague; given by Ferdinand Hoffmann to his wife, Margaretha von Harrach; by descent through the Counts Harrach to the Hradec Library, Czech Republic. 1950, sold by William H. Schab, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 12, 1950)