Object Details
- Style of
- Christophe Huet, French, 1695 – 1759
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- A singerie, a work from the visual arts genre characterized by depictions of monkeys imitating human behavior, often fashionably attired. A female monkey is depicted in Rococo dress, consisting of a blue and white gown, a fluffy white hat with feathers, and a pink muff which she holds in front of her. She is sitting in the center of the composition against a peach-colored background, resting on a portion of a blue frame with pink floral garlands beneath her.
- Credit Line
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
- late 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1911-28-76-a
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- costume & accessories
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Brush and gouache over graphite on thin board
- Dimensions
- 29.5 × 30.6 cm (11 5/8 × 12 1/16 in.)
- made in
- France
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1911-28-76-a
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4fb3bca2d-a19d-4e82-9b6a-edadbba6458c
