The Hunting Horn Master

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(Plate 2.)

Artist

Name:: Huet, Christophe
Dates:: 1694 or 1700-1759
Country:: France

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Humor
Technique:: Etching
Engraver:: Guélard, Jean-Baptiste
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Singeries, ou différentes actions de la vie humaine representées par des singes
Author:: Huet, Christophe
Publisher:: Paris: Daumont, n.d. [ca. 1740]
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Description:

Two monkeys wearing sleeveless shirts, breeches, and hats are kneeling on the ground facing each other, one holding a hunting horn for the other to blow.

The caption reads in the original French: Le maître de cors [sic] de chasse.

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{{cite web | title=The Hunting Horn Master | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/master-hunting-horn/ | author=Huet, Christophe | year=n.d. [ca. 1740] | access-date=May 24, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}