Lion-Tailed Macaque—Sketch for the Museum Leverianum

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Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and illustrate the entry on the lion-tailed macaque

Sketch for the entry on the "Lion tailed monkey," i.e. the lion-tailed macaque.

Artist

Name:: Ryley, Charles Reuben
Dates:: 1752?-1798
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: McGill University Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Museum Leverianum
Author:: Shaw, George
Publisher:: London: James Parkinson, 1792
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Description:

Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and included as an illustration to the entry on the “Lion tailed monkey,” currently known as lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus).

The plate was engraved by William Skelton (1763–1848).

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