SAMUEL HOWITT (BRITISH, 1765-1822) Red-tailed Monkey. Size of a Cat. Plans and Views of New York City He often painted winter scenes

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

Compiled from actual Surveys by Order of His Excellency William Tryon Esqr

which are exceptional in their richness and tonal variation

Thomas McLean

SAMUEL HOWITT (BRITISH, 1765-1822) Red-tailed Monkey. Size of a Cat. Plans and Views of New York City He often painted winter scenesSAMUEL 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