Red Howler Monkey – Antique Natural History Engraving, De Sève & Bock, c.1800

1800 · Birds, Plants & Natural History

Red Howler Monkey – Antique Natural History Engraving, De Sève & Bock, c.1800

Name: Red Howler Monkey – Antique Natural History Engraving, De Sève & Bock, c.1800
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-13674-65
Price: 270 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1800
Kind: Birds, Plants & Natural History
Size: 28.4 × 22 cm (11.2 × 8.7 in)
Condition: Good. Good condition with light age toning and a few faint handling marks consistent with age. Crisp impression on laid paper with wide margins and visible plate mark. Slight edge wear along the upper margin, otherwise well preserved.
Period: The Early Republic
Reference: BG-13674-65

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

The red howler monkey, labeled "Simia Seniculus Linn.", an original engraving drawn by Jacques de Sève and engraved by Bock, published around 1800. The Linnaean name is lettered beneath the figure, with the draftsman's credit at lower left and the engraver's at lower right, and a plate number in Roman numerals at the upper right.

The monkey stands in profile on a mossy rock, head turned toward the viewer, with a pointed beard and a long tail that curls up over its back in a high arc. The body is built up in fine, short strokes that suggest dense fur, and the rock below it is drawn with small plants and lichen along the edges.

The red howler is native to the tropical forests of South America, and the Linnaean name goes back to the Systema Naturae. De Sève was one of Buffon's illustrators for the Histoire Naturelle, and plates of this type reflect that tradition of natural history illustration.

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