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Date
[1660s]
Location
London,
England
Great Britain
Great Britain
Media format
Image
Extent
1 print
Language
English
Size
plate mark 254 x 314 mm
Genre
Art
Reference IDs
Pennington, R. Descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar: 2077
Folger bibliographic ID: 245572
Folger call number: ART 267- 407
Folger holdings ID: 312290
Accession Number: 267407
Folger bibliographic ID: 245572
Folger call number: ART 267- 407
Folger holdings ID: 312290
Accession Number: 267407
Summary
A landscape representing Asia with animals, including a rhinoceros, basilisk, porcupine, beaver, stag, and various waterfowl
Notes
General notes
"Asia" is on a cartouche surrounded by sixteen lines of verse beginning "Of all strange creatures knowne to us." Numbered "2" in plate. From a set of 4 prints after designs by Francis Barlow depicting fauna associated with Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. The four prints were advertised in John Overton's catalogue of 1672 as "The four quarters of the World." Parthey attributed the set to Wenceslaus Hollar; however, Pennington lists them as "not by Hollar," and they are now thought to be the work of Richard Gaywood The first plate in the set (Europe) includes the imprint "Sold by Ar. Tooker at [the] Globe in [the] Strand."
Also known as
Alternate titles: Of all strange creatues knowne to us
Related names
printmaker: Gaywood, Richard, active 1650-1680
artist: Barlow, Francis, 1626?-1702
attributed name: Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677
publisher: Tooker, Arthur, -1687 or 1688
artist: Barlow, Francis, 1626?-1702
attributed name: Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677
publisher: Tooker, Arthur, -1687 or 1688