Le thesauriseur et la singe (The Miser and the Monkey)

published 1759

Pierre Francois Martenasie

Associated Names
Pierre Francois Martenasie

Artist, Flemish, 1729 - 1789

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Artist After, French, 1686 - 1755

The image shows a man kneeling next to the door of a stone building. He gazes at the door, adjusting it with one hand. He has curly hair and a defined beard, wearing a yellow tunic and a draped purple garment. A monkey sits on the window ledge at the top left, holding a golden object. In the background, there is a green plant, water, and a cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Ware

  • Accession Number

    1975.81.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Locquin 1912, no. 1171

  • Series Title

    La Fontaine's "Fables": Fable CCXVI

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1912

  • Locquin, Jean. "Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de Jean-Baptiste Oudry ..." Archives de l'Art francais n.s. 6 (1912): 1-209.

Wikidata ID

Q65576210

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