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

Aesculapius

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

In the early 1850s he met Giovanni Costa and Frederic Leighton

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

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