A study of a White-throated Capuchin monkey; and a sheet of studies of monkeys

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English School, 19th Century
A study of a White-throated Capuchin monkey; and a sheet of studies of monkeys
the first inscribed 'Cebus hypoleucus Geoff:/ white throated Sapajou' (lower left), the second inscribed 'petaurista Ceruopitheous Cephus Schnarbartaffe Blaumant/ Guinea' (upper right)

pencil and watercolour, one with scratching out, unframed
10½ x 7¼ in. (26.7 x 18.2 cm.); and smaller
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Lot Essay

The White-throated Capuchin monkey is native to the jungles of Central America and northern regions of South America. Highly social and intelligent, they live in troops of around 20. This type of watercolour study, capturing the characteristics of different species, became increasingly popular throughout the 19th Century as more people travelled to the New World.

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