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Monkeys on the seesaw and in the tree
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Monkeys on the seesaw and in the tree

Leonard Schenk · 1720 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Young monkeys playing on a seesaw and in a tree in the forest. Part of a series consisting of a title print with 16 unnumbered plates from ca. 1720, in which monkeys appear as humans in various scenes from daily life. Each print features a two-line verse in the caption.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineApen op de wip en in de boom. 1720. Leonard Schenk. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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