Pierre-Louis de Surugue (French, 1716-1772)
after Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699-1779)
The Monkey Painter
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Pierre-Louis de Surugue (French, 1716-1772)
after Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699-1779)1743
The Monkey Painter
Pierre-Louis de Surugue (French, 1716-1772) after Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699-1779) →etchingprint
Date
1743
Medium
Etching with engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 27.7 × 22.8 cm (10 15/16 × 9 in.); Plate: 31.3 × 24.7 cm (12 3/8 × 9 3/4 in.); Sheet: 32 × 25.2 cm (12 5/8 × 9 15/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Charles Greene Fund
Pierre-Louis Surugue seems to have made this print after the popular paintings by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin that were exhibited at the 1740 Salon (now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts,Chartres). The caption of the print says: The Monkey, exact imitator or parodist, Is a very common animal, And some men on this earth paint the one Who serves as a model to the other.
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