Paul Gervais

Mantled Guereza - Original Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854

1854

Diademed Sifaka is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was pub...

Woolly Indri is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was publis...

The Monkey is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was publishe...

Tamarin is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was published i...

The text sheet, titled "Over COLOBUS VERUS door H.S. Pel. Resident ter kust van Guinea, belast met het natuurkundig onderzoek," provides a detailed description of the Colobus Verus monkey as observed and studied by H.S. Pel. Here is a summary of the key points from the text: 1. Introduction to Colobus Genus: - Established by Illiger, the Colobus genus is distinguished from Semnopithecus primarily by the absence of a thumb on the forelimbs, though a trace of a thumb is often visible. 2. Known Species: - The number of well-known species is limited to four or five. When compared, many described species likely fall into the following categories: - Colobus guereza - Colobus ursinus - Colobus ferrugineus - Colobus verus (also known as Semnopithecus olivaceus) 3. Geographical Distribution: - Colobus ursinus is very common and is often found on the Gold Coast. - Colobus ferrugineus and Colobus verus are less common; Pel only obtained one specimen of each from the Gold Coast. 4. Habitat and Behavior: - Colobus monkeys...

This is a framed 18th century folio-sized colored stipple engraving with hand-finishing entitled "Le Sai a gorge blanche. Variete A. Buff. Simia capucina. v.a.", which was drawn and engraved by Jean Baptiste Audebert...

Title: Antique Primate Engraving of a Sapajou Atèle Hybride and Macaque Domestique - 19th Century Description: This exquisite antique print captures two fascinating primate species,...

Paul Jouve - Chimpanzee - Original Engraving Editions Rombaldi, Paris, 1950. Copy on velin creme de Rives Artwork by Paul Jouve. Original copper engraving ...