SAMUEL HOWITT (BRITISH, 1765-1822) Red-tailed Monkey. Size of a Cat. Plans and Views of New York City Aesculapius

Aesculapius

John Gould (1804-1881) Podiceps nigricollis [Eared Grebe]

Engraved map with original hand color in full

clearly indicate that it was the King who instructed the artist to accompany the expedition

He often painted winter scenes and rural landscapes that reflected his intimate knowledge of the local environment

SAMUEL HOWITT (BRITISH, 1765-1822) Red-tailed Monkey. Size of a Cat. Plans and Views of New York City AesculapiusSAMUEL HOWITT (BRITISH, 1765 1822) Red tailed Monkey. Size of a Cat. Watercolor and pencil on paper Signed Howitt l. r. Paper size: 7 1 4 x 4 1 2 in. Frame size: 17 3 4 x 15 in. Provenance: Collection of Walter Faulkes, Fearnley Hall. Red tailed Monkeys (Cercopithecus ascanius)Found in: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and possibly Burundi. Red tailed