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Allegory on Africa
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Allegory on Africa

Simon Fokke · 1784 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The King of Abyssinia (Empire of Ethiopia) stands in the middle of a group of musical men and to the left soldiers. In front of the group stand two Christians with a cross, seen from the back. To the right the foot of an obelisk on a pedestal on which a palm tree that gives water.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprintkingspreading the gospelmissionary workAfrika
Credit lineAllegorie op Afrika. 1784. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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