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Monkeys at war
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Monkeys at war

1720 - 1767 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Monkeys armed with spears and guns fight each other. On the right, a monkey fires a gun from a tree. In the middle, a monkey lies on the ground. Part of a series consisting of a title print and plates in which monkeys appear as humans in various scenes from daily life. The print has a two-line verse in Dutch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printmonkeys, apes
Credit lineApen in oorlog. 1720 - 1767. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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