Jan van Somer
Monkeys Performing a Ballet (Ballet Inimitable)

Monkeys Performing a Ballet (Ballet Inimitable)

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Monkeys Performing a Ballet (Ballet Inimitable)
ArtistDutch, c. 1645–after 1699
PublisherEnglish, 1652–1743
CultureDutch
Titles
  • Monkeys Performing a Ballet (Ballet Inimitable)
  • The Owl, the Monkey and the Cat
Datec. 1683 - 1740
MediumMezzotint with drypoint on laid paper, proof before lettering
DimensionsPlate: 5 7/8 × 7 7/16 in. (14.9 × 18.9 cm)
 Sheet: 5 3/4 × 7 9/16 in. (14.6 × 19.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Marjorie G. Horning
Object number2013.587
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance[Hill-Stone,Inc., New York], possibly 2001; Marjorie Horning Collection, 2001-2013; to MFAH, December, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Catalogue raisonnéHollstein 124

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