Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10197
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‘Midas rosalia’ [Golden lion tamarin]
Date
1833
Creator
William Home Lizars (1788 - 1859, British) , Artist
Object type
Library reference
10552
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 228mm
width (print): 220mm
width (print): 220mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Zoological study of a golden lion tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia native to Brazil in South America. Shown in profile, seated on a tree branch.
Plate 28 from The natural history of monkeys, by Sir William Jardine (Edinburgh, 1833) The Naturalist’s Library. Mammalia. Vol.1. Referred to in the text as “The Silky Tamarin”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 28. MIDAS ROSALIA. Lizars sc.”
Plate 28 from The natural history of monkeys, by Sir William Jardine (Edinburgh, 1833) The Naturalist’s Library. Mammalia. Vol.1. Referred to in the text as “The Silky Tamarin”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 28. MIDAS ROSALIA. Lizars sc.”
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