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I am sure that this act is _une singerie_ of what passes in France, that it is a fancy of some of those societies _de Mort aux Rois et Souverains_, without knowing wherefore, merely as a sort of fashion ....
The Letters of Queen Victoria, Volume 1 (of 3), 1837-1843) A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861 Queen of Great Britain Victoria 1860
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From Encyclopedia Britannica: French for "monkey trick," a type of humorous picture of monkeys fashionably attired and aping human behavior, painted by a number of French artists in the early 18th century. It originated with the French decorator and designer Jean Berain, who included dressed figures of monkeys in many of his arabesque wall decorations.
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February 12, 2008