Orang-utan from the Zoo of Stadholder Willem V, Picking an Apple

Tethart Philipp Christian Haag1777

Details

Title: Orang-utan from the Zoo of Stadholder Willem V, Picking an Apple
Creator: Haag, Tethart Philip Christian
Date Created: 1777
Physical Dimensions: h174 cm x w110.5 cm
Provenance: Presumably made for William V to decorate a building in his zoo at Voorburg; found in the attic of the Mauritshuis, 1933; on long-term loan to the the Het Loo Palace Nationaal Museum, Apeldoorn; this loan proceeded via the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage until 2013
Type: painting; oil
Medium: canvas

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