Antique Master Print-MONKEYS-COOKING-OYSTERS-Pool-c. 1720

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‘WAT DUNKT U VAN DE AAPEN, SY MAKEN HIER GOET CIER. MET OESTERS EN GEBRAET, HET SPIT LYT AAN HET VIER. (WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE MONKEYS, THEY MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION HERE. WITH OYSTERS AND ROAST, THE SPIT IS OVER THE FIRE.)’

– Depicts monkeys engaging in cooking activities in a kitchen setting, with a fire and food preparation.

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Description

Depicts monkeys engaging in cooking activities in a kitchen setting, with a fire and food preparation.

Made by after an anonymous artist.

Medium: Etching / engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Circular watermark.

Sheet size: 22.7 x 18 cm (8.94 x 7.09 inch). Image size: 18.8 x 15.5 cm. (7.4 x 6.1 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Some soiling; vertical fold line; tear/paper loss at bottom middle, backed; tiny tear in top margin, backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

MONKEYS, COOKING, OYSTERS, ROAST, SATIRE, HUMOR, 1720, ENGRAVING | PCO-EXPO-9

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From the series “‘t Aapenspel in de Werelt,” published by Leonard Schenk, c. 1720.

Reference: Frederik Muller, 3697a: ‘Latere uitgave van Schenk van oudere platen welligt (…) door [Matthijs] Pool [1670-1732] gegraveerd.’.

Biography engraver: Mattys Pool (1670-1732), Dutch engraver and publisher, active in Amsterdam, known for satirical prints.

Additional information

Dimensions 18 × 22 × 1 cm

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