About this artwork
Pierre-Louis Surugue seems to have made this print after the popular paintings by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin that were exhibited at the 1740 Salon (now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts,Chartres). The caption of the print says: The Monkey, exact imitator or parodist, Is a very common animal, And some men on this earth paint the one Who serves as a model to the other.
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- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Pierre Louis de Surugue
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Title
- The Monkey Painter
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Origin
- France
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Date
- 1743
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Medium
- Etching with engraving in black on ivory laid paper
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Dimensions
- 277 × 228 mm (image); 313 × 247 mm (plate); 320 × 252 mm (sheet)
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Credit Line
- Charles Greene Fund
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Reference Number
- 1958.551
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