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<dl><dd>32 prints : impressions 17 x 20 cm. in vol. 33 cm</dd>
<dd>Title from Stolk. The prints are singeries in 2 sequences of 16. Those of the first sequence are signed in the plate at lower right: M. Pool exc. Amsterdam. They are numbered 1-16 in the plate at lower left, and have legends that consist of couplets in French and in Dutch. The legend of plate 1 reads: L'origine des singes ne périra jamais, On les voit en touts lieux jusque dans les palais = Hier télen d'apen, men kan 't apenspel niet derven, Des zalme noit 't geslacht der apen uijt zien sterven</dd>
<dd>The second sequence of prints has 2-line legends in Dutch verse only. They are not numbered in the plate, but 10 are signed: M. Pool exc</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Monkeys in art</div>
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Pool, Matthys, 1670-approximately 1732</div>
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