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A Red-handed Tamarin
Jacob Perkois, 1776-07
This ill-tempered looking creature belongs to a species of small, clawed monkeys found in the Amazon region. The artist most likely drew it from a mounted specimen, which according to an annotation on the verso of the drawing was in the collection of the Rotterdam-Dordrecht merchant Pieter Havart. The refined execution – notice the tiny hairs of the fur – is almost equal to that of his successful teacher Aert Schouman.
- Artwork typedrawing, aquarel
- Object numberRP-T-1992-92
- Dimensionsheight 419 mm x width 268 mm
- Physical characteristicswatercolour, over graphite