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Circus with monkeys, ca. 1720
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Circus with monkeys, ca. 1720

Matthijs Pool · 1720 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Circus performance with monkeys tightrope walking and making music. In the inscription, verses in French and Dutch. Print no. 4 in a series of 16 prints from ca. 1720 in which monkeys appear as humans in various domestic scenes.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineCircus met apen, ca. 1720. 1720. Matthijs Pool. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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