Samuel Howitt, 1756–1822, British, Black-backed Jackal, ca. 1817
- Title:
- Black-backed Jackal
- Additional Title(s):
- Canis mesomelas, erxleben
- Date:
- ca. 1817
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 × 7 inches (22.9 × 17.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "The Cape Fox | Canis Mesomelas"; lower right: "Renard | <cl...> Mesomelas Erxleben | <Ex> Erxleben", inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "23"
Signed in pen and black ink, lower right: "Howitt"; not dated
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.577
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- animal art | fox (animal)
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10660
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