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Le thesauriseur et la singe (The Miser and the Monkey)

Pierre Francois Martenasie after Jean-Baptiste Oudry

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a man kneeling next to the door of a stone building. He gazes at the door, adjusting it with one hand. He has curly hair and a defined beard, wearing a yellow tunic and a draped purple garment. A monkey sits on the window ledge at the top left, holding a golden object. In the background, there is a green plant, water, and a cloudy sky.

Artwork Details

Date
published 1759
Medium
hand-colored etching
Dimensions
3222 × 4383 px
Public Domain
Yes
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