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The Ape as a Barber
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The Ape as a Barber

De Ruyter & Meijer · 1881 · letterpress printing; color lithography; paper

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

About this work

Sheet with 16 scenes of a monkey (as a barber) and a kitten, curing a sick man of his gout. Below each image is an inscription. Numbered top right: No. 78.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpopular printcatmonkeys, apesbarbersurgeon
Credit lineDe aap als barbier. 1881. De Ruyter & Meijer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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