Painting (La Peinture): a monkey seated at an easel, dressed in a robe and beret and holding a painter's palette, a framed painting hanging on the wall beyond
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Antoine Watteau|Louis Desplaces|Marguerite Caillou Chéreau
Artist bio: French, Valenciennes 1684–1721 Nogent-sur-Marne|French, Paris 1682–1739 Paris|French, active Paris, 1714–57
Artist role: Artist|Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: French|French|French
Date: ca. 1700–1739
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/16 x 7 5/16 in. (25.6 x 18.5 cm)
plate: 9 13/16 x 6 7/8 in. (25 x 17.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Painting|Robes|Monkeys|Chairs