Monkeys dressed as jockeys riding hounds to the Charenton insane asylum. Colour lithograph by Régnier, Béttannier and Morlon after D'Orschwiller, 1860.

  • D'Orschwiller, Henri Boug, 1783-1859.
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1860
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575652i
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New York : W. Schaus, 1860.

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1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; image 35.8 x 70.8 cm

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Steeple chase cracks ; D'Orschwiller pinx. ; Régnier, Béttannier, Morlon lith. ... A signpost points to "Charenton", indicating the direction in which the monkeys are riding. Charenton was the location of an asylum for the insane

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Wellcome Collection 575652i

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