The Four Continents: America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on light brown laid paper, Female figure with head gear of feathers sits upon base of enormous column and writes: COLOMBO. View of sea and ships at right. Inscribed in graphite: America. At top right: female figure seated upon couch. View of palms and pyramids at right. Inscribed: Asia. Bottom left: female figure seated at foot of castle, posed just after shooting arrow. Inscribed on wall of castle: Spog. Bottom right: Europe. Female figure wearing helmet holding wreath lyre, seated among Roman monuments., Italy, 1813, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Four Continents, America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, light brown laid paper, Female figure, head gear, feathers sits upon base, enormous column, writes, COLOMBO, View, sea, ships, right, Inscribed, graphite, America, top right, female figure seated upon couch, View, palms, pyramids, right, Inscribed, Asia, Bottom left, female figure seated, foot, castle, posed, shooting arrow, Inscribed, wall, castle, Spog, Bottom right, Europe, Female figure wearing helmet holding wreath lyre, seated, Roman monuments, Italy, 1813, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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