Monkey Dandy, from Monkey-ana, or Men in Miniature
Medium
Etching on chine collé
Dimensions
plate: 7 7/8 x 6 7/16 in. (20 x 16.3 cm) sheet: 13 5/16 x 9 1/2 in. (33.8 x 24.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.600.38(5.4)
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Art Historical Context
"Monkey Dandy, from *Monkey-ana, or in Miniature*" is a delightful etching created by Thomas Landseer in July 1828, by Moon, Boys & with contributions from Pieri Bernard. of a whimsical series, this print captures a monkey fancifully dressed as a fashionable dandy, complete with top hat and tailcoat, satirizing the dapper gentlemen of Regency-era London society. Landseer, brother of renowned animal painter Edwin Landseer drew from the British tradition of anthropomorphic caricature, where animals lampoon human follies—a popular motif in early 19th-century prints that entertained the growing mi...