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Background imagePrimate Collection: The Man with the Load of Mischief, 18th century, (1943). Creator: William Hogarth

The Man with the Load of Mischief, 18th century, (1943). Creator: William Hogarth
The Man with the Load of Mischief, 18th century, (1943). A man with a chain and padlock round his neck, carrying a " load of mischief" : a woman holding a glass of gin rides on his back

Background imagePrimate Collection: Hanuman Bearing the Mountaintop with Medicinal Herbs, ca. 1800. Creator: Unknown

Hanuman Bearing the Mountaintop with Medicinal Herbs, ca. 1800. Creator: Unknown
Hanuman Bearing the Mountaintop with Medicinal Herbs, ca. 1800. Hanumans mighty tail carries his army

Background imagePrimate Collection: German Renaissance ceiling and wall painting, wood mosaic and embroidery, (1898). Creator: Unknown

German Renaissance ceiling and wall painting, wood mosaic and embroidery, (1898). Creator: Unknown
German Renaissance ceiling and wall painting, wood mosaic and embroidery, (1898). Fig 1: Wall-painting from the bath-rooms in the Fugger-house at Augsburg

Background imagePrimate Collection: Peacocks, 1683. Creator: Melchior d Hondecoeter

Peacocks, 1683. Creator: Melchior d Hondecoeter
Peacocks, 1683

Background imagePrimate Collection: Landscape with Gibbons and Cranes, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Creator: Unknown

Landscape with Gibbons and Cranes, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Landscape with Gibbons and Cranes, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Formerly attributed to Qiu Ying

Background imagePrimate Collection: The Monkey King Songoku, from the Chinese novel Journey to the West, probably 1824

The Monkey King Songoku, from the Chinese novel Journey to the West, probably 1824

Background imagePrimate Collection: Le Premier Volume de la bible en francoiz historiee et nouvellement imprimee, ca. 1501

Le Premier Volume de la bible en francoiz historiee et nouvellement imprimee, ca. 1501. [Adam and Eve, from a bible in French]

Background imagePrimate Collection: The Tropics, 1910. Artist: Henri Rousseau

The Tropics, 1910. Artist: Henri Rousseau
The Tropics, 1910

Background imagePrimate Collection: The chimpanzee and the ourang-outang at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1864

The chimpanzee and the ourang-outang at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1864. Creator: Pearson
The chimpanzee and the ourang-outang at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1864. 'The new monkey-house lately erected now contains specimens of both of the best known

Background imagePrimate Collection: Recent additions to the Zoological Society's Collection, Regent's Park, 1864. Creator: Pearson

Recent additions to the Zoological Society's Collection, Regent's Park, 1864. Creator: Pearson
Recent additions to the Zoological Society's Collection, Regent's Park, [London], 1864. 'The Brazilian monkey (Pithecia Satanas) is from the banks of the Amazon

Background imagePrimate Collection: Recent additions to the Zoological Society's Collection, Regent's Park, 1864. Creator: Pearson

Recent additions to the Zoological Society's Collection, Regent's Park, 1864. Creator: Pearson
Recent additions to the Zoological Society's Collection, Regent's Park, 1864. 'These have all been imported from various parts of the American continent

Background imagePrimate Collection: The Galago, brought by Dr. Livingstone from South Africa for the Zoological Society's..., 1864

The Galago, brought by Dr. Livingstone from South Africa for the Zoological Society's..., 1864. Creator: Pearson
The Galago, brought by Dr. Livingstone from South Africa for the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1864

Background imagePrimate Collection: The Rich Man and Lazarus. Creator: School of Frans Francken I

The Rich Man and Lazarus. Creator: School of Frans Francken I
The Rich Man and Lazarus, Unknown date

Background imagePrimate Collection: Still Life with Dead Game, a Monkey and a Dog. Creator: Frans Snyders

Still Life with Dead Game, a Monkey and a Dog. Creator: Frans Snyders
Still Life with Dead Game, a Monkey and a Dog

Background imagePrimate Collection: The Banquet of Herod. Salome Presents the Head of John the Baptist, 1623-1626

The Banquet of Herod. Salome Presents the Head of John the Baptist, 1623-1626. Creator: Frans Francken II
The Banquet of Herod. Salome Presents the Head of John the Baptist, 1623-1626

Background imagePrimate Collection: Regulatory act of van Oldenbarnevelt, 1710-1740. Creator: Anon

Regulatory act of van Oldenbarnevelt, 1710-1740. Creator: Anon
Regulatory act of van Oldenbarnevelt, 1710-1740. Stage with a donkey and seven monkeys on it. In the background the Binnenhof

Background imagePrimate Collection: The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra, late 16th-early 17th century. Creator: Leandro Bassano

The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra, late 16th-early 17th century. Creator: Leandro Bassano
The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra, late 16th-early 17th century. Note black child waiting on the Egyptian queen who touches her pearl earring

Background imagePrimate Collection: Winged Baboon Figurine, Probably Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period (323 BCE-200 CE) or modern

Winged Baboon Figurine, Probably Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period (323 BCE-200 CE) or modern. Creator: Unknown
Winged Baboon Figurine, Probably Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period (323 BCE-200 CE) or modern

Background imagePrimate Collection: Scarab Depicting a Baboon before the Throne Name of Ramses II, 19th dynasty (1304-1201 BCE)

Scarab Depicting a Baboon before the Throne Name of Ramses II, 19th dynasty (1304-1201 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Scarab Depicting a Baboon before the Throne Name of Ramses II (image 2 of 2), 19th dynasty (1304-1201 BCE)

Background imagePrimate Collection: Seated Baboon, New Kingdom (1550-1070 B.C.). Creator: Unknown

Seated Baboon, New Kingdom (1550-1070 B.C.). Creator: Unknown
Seated Baboon, New Kingdom (1550-1070 B.C

Background imagePrimate Collection: Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. Creator: Unknown

Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. Creator: Unknown
Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. The animals boarding the ark two-by-two

Background imagePrimate Collection: Single Leaf of Courtiers at a Reception of Shah `Abbas I, mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century

Single Leaf of Courtiers at a Reception of Shah `Abbas I, mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of Courtiers at a Reception of Shah `Abbas I, mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century. The right side of a double-page composition, which most likely served as a frontispiece to a manuscript

Background imagePrimate Collection: Le portrait s'acheva en dépit de leurs remonstrances, 1842. Creator: Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard

Le portrait s'acheva en dépit de leurs remonstrances, 1842. Creator: Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard
Le portrait s'acheva en depit de leurs remonstrances, 1842. (The portrait was completed despite their remonstrances) - monkey artist with birds

Background imagePrimate Collection: Women Dancing at New Years as Monkey Trainers, c1800. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I

Women Dancing at New Years as Monkey Trainers, c1800. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Women Dancing at New Years as Monkey Trainers, c1800

Background imagePrimate Collection: Monkeys Jump from Crag to Crag, Folio from the Shangri Ramayana... between c1700 and c1710

Monkeys Jump from Crag to Crag, Folio from the Shangri Ramayana... between c1700 and c1710. Creator: Unknown
Monkeys Jump from Crag to Crag, Folio from the Shangri Ramayana (Adventures of Rama), between c1700 and c1710

Background imagePrimate Collection: Bharata Shoots at Hanuman as He Flies Over with the Medicinal Herbs (recto)... c1850

Bharata Shoots at Hanuman as He Flies Over with the Medicinal Herbs (recto)... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Bharata Shoots at Hanuman as He Flies Over with the Medicinal Herbs (recto), Hanuman Lands with the Medicinal Herbs (verso), Scenes from the Story of the Burning of Lanka

Background imagePrimate Collection: Radha's Confidante Meets with Krishna (Arudhayauvana Madhya)... c1635. Creator: Unknown

Radha's Confidante Meets with Krishna (Arudhayauvana Madhya)... c1635. Creator: Unknown
Radha's Confidante Meets with Krishna (Arudhayauvana Madhya), Folio from a Rasikapriya (The Connoisseur's Delights), c1635

Background imagePrimate Collection: Monkeys and Bears Investigate the Rikshabila Cave... between c1700 and c1710. Creator: Unknown

Monkeys and Bears Investigate the Rikshabila Cave... between c1700 and c1710. Creator: Unknown
Monkeys and Bears Investigate the Rikshabila Cave, Folio from the "Shangri" Ramayana (Adventures of Rama), between c1700 and c1710

Background imagePrimate Collection: Capture of Demons in Lanka, 1775-1800. Creator: Unknown

Capture of Demons in Lanka, 1775-1800. Creator: Unknown
Capture of Demons in Lanka, 1775-1800. With the help of his army of monkeys, Rama's invasion of Lanka is successful. Rama and his brother Lakshmana are depicted seated under a tree at left

Background imagePrimate Collection: Sugriva's Farewell, 1700-1725. Creator: Unknown

Sugriva's Farewell, 1700-1725. Creator: Unknown
Sugriva's Farewell, 1700-1725. In this illustration from the "Ramayana, " the god Rama, coloured blue, faces the prostrate form of the monkey Sugriva

Background imagePrimate Collection: Lakshmana Fights Indrajit, 1775-1800. Creator: Unknown

Lakshmana Fights Indrajit, 1775-1800. Creator: Unknown
Lakshmana Fights Indrajit, 1775-1800. An avatar of the god Vishnu, Rama's story is told in the "Ramayana, " a tale of kingship, morality, and devotion

Background imagePrimate Collection: Lakshmana Meets with Tara, Sugriva, and Hanuman in the Palace of Kishkandha... c1700

Lakshmana Meets with Tara, Sugriva, and Hanuman in the Palace of Kishkandha... c1700. Creator: Unknown
Lakshmana Meets with Tara, Sugriva, and Hanuman in the Palace of Kishkandha, Folio from a Ramayana (Adventures of Rama), c1700

Background imagePrimate Collection: Rama on Horseback (image 1 of 5), between 1750 and 1775. Creator: Unknown

Rama on Horseback (image 1 of 5), between 1750 and 1775. Creator: Unknown
Rama on Horseback (image 1 of 5), between 1750 and 1775

Background imagePrimate Collection: The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose, c1621-1623

The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose, c1621-1623. Creator: Hieronymus Francken II
The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose, c1621-1623. A visit by Archdukes Albert and Isabella, the Habsburg governors of the Southern Netherlands

Background imagePrimate Collection: Allegory of the Element Earth, c1580. Creator: Leandro Bassano

Allegory of the Element Earth, c1580. Creator: Leandro Bassano
Allegory of the Element Earth, c1580. In the 16th century, the world was believed to consist of four elements: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water

Background imagePrimate Collection: Rama Chastises the Dying Vali, Folio from a Ramayana (Adventures of Rama), c1595. Creator: Unknown

Rama Chastises the Dying Vali, Folio from a Ramayana (Adventures of Rama), c1595. Creator: Unknown
Rama Chastises the Dying Vali, Folio from a Ramayana (Adventures of Rama), c1595

Background imagePrimate Collection: Still Life with Fruit and a Monkey eating Grapes, 1635. Creator: Adriaen van Utrecht

Still Life with Fruit and a Monkey eating Grapes, 1635. Creator: Adriaen van Utrecht
Still Life with Fruit and a Monkey eating Grapes, 1635

Background imagePrimate Collection: Orpheus Charming the Beasts. Creator: Unknown

Orpheus Charming the Beasts. Creator: Unknown
Orpheus Charming the Beasts, Unknown date. Manner of Roelant Savery

Background imagePrimate Collection: Monkeys Acting in front of the Governor's House, Stockholm. Creator: Johan Pasch

Monkeys Acting in front of the Governor's House, Stockholm. Creator: Johan Pasch
Monkeys Acting in front of the Governor's House, Stockholm, Unknown date

Background imagePrimate Collection: Gods of the old Japanese mythology: the War-God Maris descending on the Holy Boar, 1860

Gods of the old Japanese mythology: the War-God Maris descending on the Holy Boar, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Gods of the old Japanese mythology: the War-God Maris descending on the Holy Boar, 1860. The winged figure to the left is Foo, and [the winged figure] to the right Tenyu

Background imagePrimate Collection: Hanuman, The Divine Monkey, c.1600. Creator: Unknown

Hanuman, The Divine Monkey, c.1600. Creator: Unknown
Hanuman, The Divine Monkey, c.1600

Background imagePrimate Collection: Hanuman, The Divine Monkey, c.1600. Creator: Unknown

Hanuman, The Divine Monkey, c.1600. Creator: Unknown
Hanuman, The Divine Monkey, c.1600

Background imagePrimate Collection: Hanuman Carrying the Mountain of Medicinal Herbs (left); Rama Battles Ravana (right)

Hanuman Carrying the Mountain of Medicinal Herbs (left); Rama Battles Ravana (right)... 10th centur Creator: Unknown
Hanuman Carrying the Mountain of Medicinal Herbs (left); Rama Battles Ravana (right), Architectural Panel with Ramayana (Adventures of Rama) Scenes (image 1 of 6), 10th century

Background imagePrimate Collection: Pair of Sacred Monkeys (image 3 of 7), 12th century. Creator: Unknown

Pair of Sacred Monkeys (image 3 of 7), 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Pair of Sacred Monkeys (image 3 of 7), 12th century

Background imagePrimate Collection: Pair of Sacred Monkeys (image 2 of 7), 12th century. Creator: Unknown

Pair of Sacred Monkeys (image 2 of 7), 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Pair of Sacred Monkeys (image 2 of 7), 12th century

Background imagePrimate Collection: Costumed Monkey with Movable Tongue, Late 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Costumed Monkey with Movable Tongue, Late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Costumed Monkey with Movable Tongue, Late 19th century

Background imagePrimate Collection: Monkey Songoku, Late 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Monkey Songoku, Late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Monkey Songoku, Late 19th century

Background imagePrimate Collection: Copies after San rock-paintings of an ox, a baboon, and a man, 1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Copies after San rock-paintings of an ox, a baboon, and a man, 1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Copies after San rock-paintings of an ox, a baboon, and a man, 1777



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