SAMUEL HOWITT (BRITISH, 1765-1822) S. Argentata (Silvery Marmoset Monkey) quad23 Country of Origin: South America

Country of Origin: South America

Willem Janszoon Blaeu

12 3/4" x 38 1/4" sheet

detailing his discoveries through 1629

vellum (14 4/8 x 12 inches)

SAMUEL HOWITT (BRITISH, 1765-1822) S. Argentata (Silvery Marmoset Monkey) quad23 Country of Origin: South AmericaSAMUEL HOWITT (BRITISH, 1765 1822) S. Argentata (Silvery Marmoset Monkey) 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. Silvery Marmosets (Callithrix argentata)Native to the tropical rainforests south and east of the Amazon River in eastern Brazil, silvery marmosets are among the smallest New World monkeysroughly the size of a