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

published 1759

Pierre Francois Martenasie after Jean-Baptiste Oudry

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

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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