Mammals

Samuel Howitt (British, 1765-1822)Serval [Leptailurus serval (Schreber, 1776)]Watercolor and pencil on paperSigned ‘Howitt’ and inscribed ‘Serval’Paper size: in.; frame size: in.; Provenance: Walter Ramsden Fawkes (1769–1825), Farnley Hall, Otley, YorkshireInventory no....

Samuel Howitt (British, 1765-1822)Shooting a LeopardWatercolor on paperSigned in image lower right: Howitt   A country gentleman from Chigwell, in Essex, Samuel Howitt’s entry into the world of art was...

Samuel Howitt (British, 1765-1822)Inscribed A. Arundinacea / The Rietbok [Southern Reedbuck Redunca arundinum (Boddaert, 1785)]Watercolor and pencil on paperSigned ‘Howitt’ lower right; inscribed ‘A. Arundinacea / The Rietbok’Paper size: 7...

Samuel Howitt (British, 1765-1822)Inscribed A. Sumatrensis / Cambing Ootan [Sumatran Serow Capricornis sumatraensis (Bechstein, 1799)]Watercolor and pencil on paperSigned ‘Howitt’ lower left; inscribed ‘A. Sumatrensis / Cambing Ootan’ (previously transcribed...

Samuel Howitt (British, 1765-1822)Tiger [Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758)]Watercolor and pencil on paperSigned and inscribed: ‘95 / Howitt / Tiger’Paper size: 7 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.; frame size: 17 x...

ATTRIBUTED Samuel Howitt (British, 1765-1822)Tiger and CubsWatercolor on paperPaper size: 12 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.   A country gentleman from Chigwell, in Essex, Samuel Howitt’s entry into the world...

Samuel Howitt (British, 1765-1822)Cervus Wapiti, young [Young Wapiti (American Elk) Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777]Watercolor and pencil on paperSigned and inscribed: ‘Howitt / Cervus Wapiti, young’ (previously transcribed as ‘Corvus Wapita’)Paper...

Samuel Howitt (British, 1765-1822)“The Sheep and the Hunted Wolf”Preparatory drawing for A New Work of Animals - Principally Designed From The Fables Of Aesop, Gay, And Phaedrus Published in London,...

Samuel Howitt (British, 1765-1822) E. Indian Bear [Sun Bear Helarctos malayanus (Raffles, 1821)]Watercolor and pencil on paperSigned and inscribed: ‘Howitt / E. Indian Bear’, with a further line of inscription...

Samuel Howitt (British, 1765-1822) Hunted Rhinoceros Paper size: 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 in Frame size: 18 1/4 x 17 1/4 in Watercolor on paper Signed in image lower left:...

Samuel Howitt (British, 1765-1822) Panther on the Hunt Watercolor on paper Paper size: 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 in Frame size: 18 1/4 x 17 1/4 in A country gentleman...

Artist Unknown (German, Early 19th Century) [11] From a Unique collection of featherbird pictures Annotated in German with the specifics name in contemporary hand Watercolor and bird's feathers on paper...

Artist Unknown (German, Early 19th Century) [12] From a Unique collection of featherbird pictures Annotated in German with the specifics name in contemporary hand Watercolor and bird's feathers on paper...

Artist Unknown (German, Early 19th Century) [14] From a Unique collection of featherbird pictures Annotated in German with the specifics name in contemporary hand Watercolor and bird's feathers on paper...

“MADAME LESSON” (MARIE CLEMENCE LESSON)Spotted Mammal StudyWatercolor and ink on paperPaper size: 6 3/4 x 4 inFrame size: 16 x 13 1/2 inGeorge Louis LeClerq, Le Comte de Buffon, was...