Design for a Tapestry: Allegory of Africa, Gérard Audran, Flemish, active in France, 1640–1703, Brush and brown ink, black wash, white gouache,over black chalk on laid paper. Framing lines in pen and black ink., A central group of women are flanked at left by a river god and at right by three figures. The Queen of Africa, crowned with ostrich feathers is shown seated holding a mace. At her right stands a woman who carries a sheaf of grain with her left arm and holds aloft a feather or offering with her raised right hand. She wears the head of an elephant as a headdress; a lion accompanies her. A third woman is seated beside the Queen and looks toward her while pointing to the left., France, 1660-1680, textile designs, drawing, drawing
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Design, Tapestry, Allegory, Africa, Gérard Audran, Flemish, active, France, 1640–1703, Brush, brown ink, black wash, white gouache, black chalk, laid paper, Framing lines, pen, black ink, central group, women, flanked, left, river god, right, three figures, Queen, Africa, crowned, ostrich feathers, shown seated holding, mace, right stands, woman, carries, sheaf, grain, left arm, holds aloft, feather, offering, raised right hand, wears, head, elephant, headdress, lion accompanies, third woman, seated beside, Queen, looks, pointing, left, France, 1660-1680, textile designs, drawing, drawing
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