Oh... it's not just paintings. Check out Thomas Weelkes's "The Ape, the Monkey, and Baboon", from _Ayres or Phantastick Spirits_. From what I read it was intend

Oh... it's not just paintings. Check out Thomas Weelkes's "The Ape, the Monkey, and Baboon", from _Ayres or Phantastick Spirits_. From what I read it was intended to poke fun at certain regulars at the Mermaid Tavern.