A Monkey Sitting on a Rock Looking at a Civet

Aert Schouman Netherlandish

1764

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Title: A Monkey Sitting on a Rock Looking at a Civet
Artist: Aert Schouman (Dutch, Dordrecht 1710–1792 The Hague)
Date: 1764
Medium: Black chalk and watercolor
Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/4 x 15 3/16 in. (26.1 x 38.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2004
Object Number: 2004.296
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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