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Of an Ægyptian king and his apes

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Title
Of an Ægyptian king and his apes
Additional title: Of an Egyptian king and his apes
Additional title: Aesop's fables
Names
Stoop, Dirck, ca. 1618-1686 (Engraver)
Ogilby, John, 1600-1676 (Associated name)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Subjects

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1665
Place: London
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFD Sto D Aeg 1
Topics
Masques
Animals as dancers
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Stoop f.
Numbering: Numbered at lower right: 55.
Source note: Title from 1665 edition of John Ogilby's The fables of Aesop paraphras'd in verse.
Biographical/historical: Plate 55, accompanying Fable LV, from the 1665 edition of John Ogilby's The fables of Aesop paraphras'd in verse, adorned with sculpture, and illustrated with annotations. Ogilby, an author and publisher, translated Virgil, Homer, and Aesop into English; his translation of Aesop's fables appeared in several editions. The Dutch painter and etcher Dirck Stoop worked in various European countries, and is known to have been in London in 1665, the publication date of this print. The illustration to this fable in the 1651 edition is somewhat different and may have been made by a different artist.
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: 1 print : etching, b&w ; 25 x 19 cm.
Description
Illustration of a fable by Aesop. At the court of an Egyptian king, apes have been taught to dance. Dressed in costume, with crowns on their heads and sceptres in their hands, they are performing a masque for the delectation of the courtiers when a man throws nuts among them, causing them to revert to their true nature as they scramble for the treat. In this print, some of the apes are still in dance formation; musicians accompany them from a dais in the background. The audience of courtiers, with a turbaned man who may be the king at center, is assembled in the foreground.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 771460686
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19477874
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7c423f00-07c4-0133-3eb2-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1618: Creator Born
  • 1665: Issued
  • 1686: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Of an Ægyptian king and his apes" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1665. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec95b900-07c6-0133-4518-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Of an Ægyptian king and his apes" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec95b900-07c6-0133-4518-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1665). Of an Ægyptian king and his apes Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec95b900-07c6-0133-4518-58d385a7b928

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Of an Ægyptian king and his apes