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English: Bound Print, Plate 8, Le Maître de Musique (The Music Master), Singeries ou différentes actions de la vie humaine représentées par des singes (Monkey Antics or Different Actions of Human Life Represented by Monkeys), ca. 1743   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Bound Print, Plate 8, Le Maître de Musique (The Music Master), Singeries ou différentes actions de la vie humaine représentées par des singes (Monkey Antics or Different Actions of Human Life Represented by Monkeys), ca. 1743
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English: Plate 8 of a series of 23 prints featuring monkeys acting as humans in various figural scenes. In outdoor setting, a figural scene of a music lesson, the monkey instructor in gentleman's costume teaching his students, who are cats. The monkey holds a sheet of music in his left hand and a scroll in his right hand, directing his pupils. He has a violin strapped across his body. At his feet, one cat holds a sheet of music and looks up at his instructor. The other cat at center plays a dulcimer.
Date circa 1743
date QS:P571,+1743-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium etching on paper
Dimensions 26 × 31.8 cm (10 1/4 × 12 1/2 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1921-6-319-19
Credit line Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Notes
  • Type: Bound print
  • Inscribed: Printed in plate, lower center: LE MAITRE DE MUSIQUE.; upper right: 8
  • Country: France
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