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The Monkey on his Sickbed
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The Monkey on his Sickbed

Leonard Schenk · 1720 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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A monkey lying on his sickbed, a physician preparing an enema. 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
Subjects
printmonkeys, apespatient, sick person
Credit lineAap op zijn ziekbed. 1720. Leonard Schenk. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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