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Plate 7, Le Maître d'Armes (The Master of Arms), 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 7 of a series of 23 prints featuring monkeys acting as humans in various figural scenes. Two monkey figures in gentleman's costume engaged in a fencing lesson, the monkey in the background demonstrating correct form by holding his student's arm in the correct position. The master wears a hat and also holds a scabbard. In the foreground, a sword and a pair of shoes.

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  • Title: Plate 7, Le Maître d'Armes (The Master of Arms), 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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