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Allegory of America
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, ca. 1587–89
- Artist
- Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Netherlandish, Bruges 1523–1605 Florence)
- Date
- ca. 1587–89
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white, over black chalk. Incised
- Size
- Overall: 7 1/2 x 10 9/16in. (19 x 26.9cm)
- Type
- Drawings
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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