Who created "Singeries, ou Differentes Actions De La Vie Humaine"?

Singeries, ou Differentes Actions De La Vie Humaine was created by Christophe Hüet|Eugène Charpentier|J. B. Guélard in [before 1748].

What medium is "Singeries, ou Differentes Actions De La Vie Humaine"?

Singeries, ou Differentes Actions De La Vie Humaine is Etching.

Is "Singeries, ou Differentes Actions De La Vie Humaine" in the public domain?

Yes, Singeries, ou Differentes Actions De La Vie Humaine is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Singeries, ou Differentes Actions De La Vie Humaine

Q: When was "Singeries, ou Differentes Actions De La Vie Humaine" created?

This artwork was created [before 1748].

Christophe Hüet|Eugène Charpentier|J. B. Guélard

[before 1748]

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Overall: 9 3/4 x 12 15/16 x 1/2 in. (24.8 x 32.9 x 1.3 cm)

Classification

Books

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1948

Accession Number

48.51.5

Tags

Monkeys

About this artwork

This etching belongs to the celebrated series 'Singeries, ou Différentes Actions de la Vie Humaine,' a collection of twenty-three prints created around 1741-1742 that exemplifies the Rococo fascination with singeries—the depiction of monkeys engaged in human activities. Christophe Huet, the preeminent French animal painter of his generation, designed these whimsical scenes which were skillfully engraved by Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Guélard and published by Eugène Charpentier. The term 'singerie' der...

About the Artist

Christophe Hüet|Eugène Charpentier|J. B. Guélard (French) · 1700 –1759

French, Pontoise 1700–1759 Paris

Singeries, ou Differentes Actions De La Vie Humaine

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