Les Singes musiciens
Title
Les Singes musiciens
Alternative Title
Concert de singes
Creator
Christophe Huet (1700 - 1759), painter
Jean-Baptiste Marie Huet (1745 - 1811), painter, former attribution
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684 - 1721), painter, former attribution
Claude Gillot (1673 - 1722), painter, former attribution
Date
1700/1799
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Format
52 x 96 cm
60 x 105 cm
Source
Musée des Arts Décoratifs: Paris, France.
Is Referenced By
The Louvre: Paris, France.
Abstract
A concert of monkeys: a monkey plays a triangle (?). The instrument, with it's horizontal lines resembles more an échelette.
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
Christophe Huet (1700 - 1759), painter et al., “Les Singes musiciens,” The Triangle Research Hub, accessed March 15, 2026, https://triangleresearchhub.omeka.net/items/show/1774.