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Plate 4, La Ptisanier (The Herbal Tea Seller), Singeries ou différentes actions de la vie humaine représentées par des singes (Monkey Antics or Different Actions of Human Life Represented by Monkeys)

Christophe Huetca. 1743

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Plate 4 of a series of 23 prints featuring monkeys acting as humans in various figural scenes. In outdoor setting, a figural group of monkeys in human costume. At center, a monkey in a feathered hat wears a container of infused herbal tea at his back, with a long tube to dispense and deliver the beverage. He holds a conical chalice in his right hand. A smaller monkey at right with a stool on his back fills a small bowl with the drink. In the background, a cowering dog defecates.

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  • Title: Plate 4, La Ptisanier (The Herbal Tea Seller), Singeries ou différentes actions de la vie humaine représentées par des singes (Monkey Antics or Different Actions of Human Life Represented by Monkeys)
  • Creator: Christophe Huet, French, 1700–1759, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Guelard, French, 1719–ca. 1755
  • Date Created: ca. 1743
  • Location Created: Paris, France
  • Publisher: Charpentier, Paris, France
  • Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
  • Medium: Etching on paper
  • Credit line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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