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.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.