Plate from a series of 23 prints featuring monkeys acting as humans in various figural scenes. In an artist's studio setting, a figure of a monkey in gentleman's costume using a hammer and chisel to sculpt a portrait bust of a female monkey. At right, another monkey assists. Sculptor's tools, vase, pitcher, and bowl in foreground.
Credit: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
c. 1743
Etching on paper
1921-6-319-20
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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