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Bonaparte's Monkey.
Bonaparte's Monkey. The above is a faithful portrait of a monkey belonging to Bonaparte during his residence at Longwood House, St. Helena. After Bonaparte’s death it was purchased by Captain Thompson, of the Abundance, and given by him, on his return to Spithead, to Mr. Stephen Taylor, the artist, then residing at Winchester. The monkey was very mischievous, and upon one occasion, made his way into a dressing closet, broke a glass, opened the dressing case, and was viewing himself in the looking glass, when discovered by Mr. Taylor, who made a sketch at the time, from which he afterwards painted a fine picture, and from which this print is taken. The monkey died after being in Mr. Taylor’s possession two years, and was buried in his garden at Winchester.
[Painted by M.r S. Taylor. Lith. by M.rs Hamilton.]
[Published Feb.y 18. by W. Soffe, 388 Strand, Corner of Southampton Street.] [c.1830.]
Scarce coloured lithograph. Image 270 x 210mm (10½ x 8¼"), with original title and text pasted underneath. Trimmed to image, losing inscriptions and publication line, pasted on album paper with other scraps. Two Pin holes bottom of image.
A monkey seated on a dressing table, looking at itself in a mirror, a smashed glass to one side. Stephen Taylor, a British painter, was active 1817-1849, he specialized in dogs, portraits, and dead game. The shop, W. Soffe sold animal prints and other popular images.
Princeton Graphic Arts Collection GA 2005.00490. Last in our stock 2007.
[Ref: 62437]   £490.00  
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