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Artist: Samuel Howitt
Egyptians, Crocodile Catching, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Egyptians, Crocodile Catching'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after John Heavenside Clark (c1770-1863).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. Samuel Howitt w...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
Mamalukes Exercising the Spear, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Mamalukes Exercising the Spear'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after John Heavenside Clark (c1770-1863).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. Samuel Howitt ...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
The Eagle & Wolf Disputing the Prize, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Eagle & Wolf Disputing the Prize'
Colour aquatint by Samuel Howitt.
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. Samuel Howitt was an English painter, illustrator and etcher o...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
Hunting the Camelopard (Giraffe), antique African hunting engraving print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colour aquatint after Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports' Samuel Howitt was an English painter, illustrator and etch...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
African Rhinoceros Hunting, antique African hunting engraving print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colour aquatint after Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports' Samuel Howitt was an English painter, illustrator and etch...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
Hunting a Zebra, African hunting engraving print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colour aquatint after Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports' Samuel Howitt was an English painter, illustrator and etch...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
German Wolf Trap, aquatint engraving field sport hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'German Wolf Trap'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) and Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822) after Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. Sam...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
The Bear Trap, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Bear Trap'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) and Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822) after Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Fore...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
North America Bear Hunt, aquatint engraving field sport print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'North America Bear Hunt'
Colour aquatint Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. Samuel...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
German Deer Shooting, Winter, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'German Deer Shooting, Winter'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after Franz Joseph Manskirch (1768-1830).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Fiel...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
Turtle Catching on Land, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Turtle Catching on Land'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after John Heavenside Clark (c1770-1863).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
Shooting the Wolves in Winter, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Shooting the Wolves in Winter'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after Franz Joseph Manskirch (1768-1830).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. Samuel Howitt w...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
Killing Seals in a Cavern, Summer, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Killing Seals in a Cavern, Summer'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822)
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. Samuel Howitt was a...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
Russian Winter Fishery, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Russian Winter Fishery'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after John Augustus Atkinson (1775 – after 1830).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign ...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
Turtle Fishing in the Water, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Turtle Fishing in the Water'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after John Heavenside Clark (c1770-1863).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. Samuel Howitt was...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
German Fox Trap, aquatint engraving field sport hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'German Fox Trap'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after Franz Joseph Manskirch (1768-1830).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. S...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
German Manner of Netting Partridges, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'German Manner of Netting Partridges'
Colour aquatint by Merke after Franz Joseph Manskirch (1768-1830).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. Samuel Howitt was an English p...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
Seamen Killing a Polar Bear, aquatint engraving field sport hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Seamen Killing a Polar Bear'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) and Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822) after Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field S...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
Bird Catching from Below, Scotland, aquatint engraving field sport print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Bird Catching from Below'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after John Heavenside Clark (c1770-1863).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
A Trap to Shoot the Bear, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'A Trap to Shoot the Bear'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) and Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822) after Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Spor...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
Catching the Badger, aquatint engraving field sport print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Catching the Badger'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after Franz Joseph Manskirch (1768-1830).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports...
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Aquatint
Lioness and Fox, antique animal fable etching by Samuel Howitt
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original antique etching by Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) . C1810. Published by Edward Orme.
An early 19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting ...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Ape and Fox, antique animal fable etching by Samuel Howitt
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original antique etching by Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) . C1810. Published by Edward Orme.
An early 19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting ...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Etching, Engraving
Torch Light Fishing in N America, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Torch Light Fishing in N America'
Colour aquatint by Merke after John Heavenside Clark (c1770-1863).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. Samuel...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint
Fighting Bulls and Frogs, antique animal fable etching by Samuel Howitt
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original antique etching by Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) . C1810. Published by Edward Orme.
An early 19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting ...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Ass and the Lion Hunting, antique animal fable etching by Samuel Howitt
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original antique etching by Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) . C1810. Published by Edward Orme.
An early 19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting ...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Samuel Howitt Art
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Etching, Engraving
Ass, Ape & Mole, antique animal fable etching by Samuel Howitt
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original antique etching by Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) . C1810. Published by Edward Orme.
An early 19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting ...
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By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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A Tartar Catching His Horse, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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A Tartar Catching His Horse, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'A Tartar Catching His Horse'
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Wild Boar Wounded, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
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Bird Catching from Above, Scotland, aquatint engraving field sport print, 1813
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Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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Hindoo Method of Taming Elephants
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original hand -colored aquatint on J. Whatman watermarked paper of Exotic Hunting & Sporting Scenes by English artist Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) titled "Hindoo Method of Taming Elephants", 1813. Published and sold 1813, Edward Orne, Bond Street, London. Framed size: 12.25" x 14". Image size: 5.25" x 7.25". Some light toning to paper. In overall good condition.
Howitt was a member of an old Nottinghamshire Quaker family. In early life he lived at Chigwell, near Epping Forest, Essex, was financially independent and devoted himself to field sports. However he ran into financial difficulties and was obliged to turn to art as a profession - which up until then he had engaged in as a talented amateur.
Coming to London, he was for a time a drawing master at Samuel Goodenough's school in Ealing. In 1783, he exhibited 3 coloured drawings of hunting subjects with the Incorporated Society of Artists. From time to time he continued to exhibit there and at the Royal Academy, beginning in 1784 with a hunting piece, followed in 1785 by two landscapes - "A view of the ruins of an abbey" and "Fairlop Oak". In 1793 he showed "Jaques and the Deer" and "A Fox Hunt"; in 1794, "Smugglers alarmed"; in 1800, two pictures titled "Deer"; in 1814 "Dead game"; and in 1815, "Bella, horrida Bella". He probably exhibited so little because he was in such demand as a commercial illustrator.
Howitt worked both in oils and water-colours, for the most part confining himself to sporting subjects and illustrations of natural history, which were carefully executed, spirited and truthful. These, as Howitt represented in his New Work of Animals, were “drawn from the life" and published so as to "assist the pencil of the designer who has not had an opportunity to pay the same attention to this branch of the art”. However, notes in one sketchbook containing watercolours of apes and monkeys indicate that, while some there certainly were viewed in private menageries, others were studies of stuffed specimens from William Bullock’s museum and the British Museum.
Howitt was closely associated in his art with Thomas Rowlandson, whose sister he married, and his works did, at one time, often pass for those of his brother-in-law; but, unlike Rowlandson, he was a practical sportsman, and his scenes were more accurately composed. He was a clever and industrious etcher, and published a great number of plates similar in character to his drawings, and delicately executed with a fine needle. He also produced a number of caricatures in the manner of Rowlandson.
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Turtle Fishing in the Water
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original hand -colored aquatint on J. Whatman watermarked paper of Exotic Hunting & Sporting Scenes by English artist Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) titled "Turtle Fishing in the Water", 1813. Published and sold 1813, Edward Orne, Bond Street, London. Framed size: 12.25" x 14". Image size: 5.25" x 7.25". Good condition.
Howitt was a member of an old Nottinghamshire Quaker family. In early life he lived at Chigwell, near Epping Forest, Essex, was financially independent and devoted himself to field sports. However he ran into financial difficulties and was obliged to turn to art as a profession - which up until then he had engaged in as a talented amateur.
Coming to London, he was for a time a drawing master at Samuel Goodenough's school in Ealing. In 1783, he exhibited 3 coloured drawings of hunting subjects with the Incorporated Society of Artists. From time to time he continued to exhibit there and at the Royal Academy, beginning in 1784 with a hunting piece, followed in 1785 by two landscapes - "A view of the ruins of an abbey" and "Fairlop Oak". In 1793 he showed "Jaques and the Deer" and "A Fox Hunt"; in 1794, "Smugglers alarmed"; in 1800, two pictures titled "Deer"; in 1814 "Dead game"; and in 1815, "Bella, horrida Bella". He probably exhibited so little because he was in such demand as a commercial illustrator.
Howitt worked both in oils and water-colours, for the most part confining himself to sporting subjects and illustrations of natural history, which were carefully executed, spirited and truthful. These, as Howitt represented in his New Work of Animals, were “drawn from the life" and published so as to "assist the pencil of the designer who has not had an opportunity to pay the same attention to this branch of the art”. However, notes in one sketchbook containing watercolours of apes and monkeys indicate that, while some there certainly were viewed in private menageries, others were studies of stuffed specimens from William Bullock’s museum and the British Museum.
Howitt was closely associated in his art with Thomas Rowlandson, whose sister he married, and his works did, at one time, often pass for those of his brother-in-law; but, unlike Rowlandson, he was a practical sportsman, and his scenes were more accurately composed. He was a clever and industrious etcher, and published a great number of plates similar in character to his drawings, and delicately executed with a fine needle. He also produced a number of caricatures in the manner of Rowlandson.
Howitt was particularly noted for the illustrations in (Captain) Thomas Williamson's Oriental Field Sports...
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1810s Victorian Samuel Howitt Art
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Aquatint, Engraving
Egyptians, Crocodile Hunting
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original hand -colored aquatint of Exotic Hunting & Sporting Scenes by English artist Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) titled "Egyptians, Crocodile Hunting", 1813. Published and sold 1813, Edward Orne, Bond Street, London. Framed size: 12.25" x 14". Image size: 5.25" x 7.25". Good condition.
Howitt was a member of an old Nottinghamshire Quaker family. In early life he lived at Chigwell, near Epping Forest, Essex, was financially independent and devoted himself to field sports. However he ran into financial difficulties and was obliged to turn to art as a profession - which up until then he had engaged in as a talented amateur.
Coming to London, he was for a time a drawing master at Samuel Goodenough's school in Ealing. In 1783, he exhibited 3 coloured drawings of hunting subjects with the Incorporated Society of Artists. From time to time he continued to exhibit there and at the Royal Academy, beginning in 1784 with a hunting piece, followed in 1785 by two landscapes - "A view of the ruins of an abbey" and "Fairlop Oak". In 1793 he showed "Jaques and the Deer" and "A Fox Hunt"; in 1794, "Smugglers alarmed"; in 1800, two pictures titled "Deer"; in 1814 "Dead game"; and in 1815, "Bella, horrida Bella". He probably exhibited so little because he was in such demand as a commercial illustrator.
Howitt worked both in oils and water-colours, for the most part confining himself to sporting subjects and illustrations of natural history, which were carefully executed, spirited and truthful. These, as Howitt represented in his New Work of Animals, were “drawn from the life" and published so as to "assist the pencil of the designer who has not had an opportunity to pay the same attention to this branch of the art”. However, notes in one sketchbook containing watercolours of apes and monkeys indicate that, while some there certainly were viewed in private menageries, others were studies of stuffed specimens from William Bullock’s museum and the British Museum.
Howitt was closely associated in his art with Thomas Rowlandson, whose sister he married, and his works did, at one time, often pass for those of his brother-in-law; but, unlike Rowlandson, he was a practical sportsman, and his scenes were more accurately composed. He was a clever and industrious etcher, and published a great number of plates similar in character to his drawings, and delicately executed with a fine needle. He also produced a number of caricatures in the manner of Rowlandson.
Howitt was particularly noted for the illustrations in (Captain) Thomas Williamson's Oriental Field Sports...
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Hunted Elephant
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original hand -colored aquatint of Exotic Hunting & Sporting Scenes by English artist Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) titled "Hunted Elephant", 1813. Published and sold 18...
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