This is a painting of various animals dressed in human clothing and playing different musical instruments. In the center, a brown monkey in a pink tunic, ruffled collar, and plumed hat appears to be conducting, holding a rolled piece of paper in one hand and pointing at a page of sheet music with the other. The other animals include cats, dogs, goats, foxes, and sheep. Some appear to sing and hold sheet music, while others play violins, cellos, lutes, flutes, bassoons, and trumpets. Another monkey on the far left plays a piano, and a small dog in the center plays a flat, stringed instrument…
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Singerie: The Concert

painter Christophe Huet (French, 1700 - 1759)

c. 1739

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 89.1 x 150.9 cm (35 1/16 x 59 7/16 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Gift of George D. Widener and Eleanor Widener Dixon
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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