The Merchant Robbed by Monkeys

Pieter van der Heyden

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Title: The Merchant Robbed by Monkeys
Creator: Pieter van der Heyden (Netherlandish, ca. 1525–1569)
External Link: See this object at www.metmuseum.org
Medium: Engraving; first state of five
Dimensions: plate: 8 15/16 x 11 9/16 in. (22.7 x 29.4 cm) sheet: 9 13/16 x 12 3/8 in. (25 x 31.5 cm)
Date: 1562
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Classification: Prints, Engraving
Artist Role: Artist, Publisher
Artist Details: After Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, Breda (?) ca. 1525–1569 Brussels), Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1510–1570 Antwerp)
Accession Number: 26.72.25

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