Object Details
- Designer
- Christophe Huet, French, 1695 – 1759
- Print Maker
- Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Guelard, French, 1719–ca. 1755
- Publisher
- François-Philippe Charpentier, France, 1734–1817
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Plate 6 of a series of 23 prints featuring monkeys acting as humans in various figural scenes. Two monkey figures dancing, the animal at left is nude, while the monkey at right is dressed in elaborate court costume, including a sword at his hip, a sash, and a large feathered hat. He holds the hand of his partner, instructing him in the dance steps. In his left hand, he holds a violin and bow.
- Credit Line
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
- 1743
- Accession Number
- 1921-6-319-17
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- albums (bound) & books
- Object Name
- Bound print
- Type
- Bound print
- Medium
- Etching on laid paper
- Dimensions
- 25.9 × 31.8 cm (10 3/16 × 12 1/2 in.)
- published in
- Paris, 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_1921-6-319-17
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a8427754-c2f9-478b-a4e1-2c5eb2efbfcd
