'The Barbary Ape' [Barbary macaque] James Sowerby

'The Barbary Ape' [Barbary macaque] by James Sowerby

Fine art poster
Fine art poster

  • Amazing giclée print quality
  • 240gsm thick fine art print paper
  • 100+ year colour guarantee
  • Dimensions:
    • x cm including border ( x in)
    • x cm excluding border ( x in)
£17.95

Framed picture
Framed picture

  • Premium wooden frame with a thick bevel-cut mount
  • Fully strung, ready-to-hang
  • 100+ year colour guarantee
  • Dimensions:
    • x cm including border ( x in)
    • x cm excluding border ( x in)
£17.95

Canvas
Canvas

  • 400gsm artist grade cotton
  • Giclée fine art print
  • 100+ year colour guarantee
  • European kiln-dried knotless pine
  • Dimensions:
    • x cm including border ( x in)
    • x cm excluding border ( x in)
£17.95

Postcard
Postcard

  • Printed on 320gms thick art paper
  • Blank reverse for your own message
  • Dimensions:
    • x cm including border ( x in)
    • x cm excluding border ( x in)
£17.95

Greetings card
Greetings card

  • Printed on 324gms thick Mohawk paper
  • Blank inside for your own message
  • Supplied with envelopes and protective cellophane sleeves
  • Dimensions:
    • x cm including border ( x in)
    • x cm excluding border ( x in)
£17.95

Image information

Close
'The Barbary Ape' [Barbary macaque] by James Sowerby zoom

'The Barbary Ape' [Barbary macaque]

Zoological study of the Barbary macaque Macaca sylvanus, native to North Africa and Gibraltar. The animal is shown seated, with a wooded landscape behind and a thistle in the foreground. Plate 1 from the book Speculum Linnaeanum: or Linnean zoology; containing a complete illustration of the zoological part of the Systema Naturae of Linnaeus...by George Shaw, the figures by James Sowerby (London, 1790). The monkey is described in the text: "This animal is the common Barbary ape; which generally grows to about the height of four feet...Its colour is olivaceous brown; the face flesh-coloured. The hands and feet have nails resembling the human, and it is destitute of a tail...It is a native of Africa, and is often found in Barbary.

Original: copperplate engraving. 1790

  • Image reference: RS-10020

Discover more

More by the artist James Sowerby.

Explore the collection Animals and nature prints and drawings.

Search for similar images:

Our prints

We use a 240gsm fine art paper and premium branded inks to create the perfect reproduction.

Our expertise and use of high-quality materials means that our print colours are independently verified to last between 100 and 200 years.

Read more about our fine art prints.

Manufactured in the UK

All products are printed in the UK, using the latest digital presses and a giclée printmaking process.

We only use premium branded inks, and colours are independently verified to last between 100 and 200 years.

Delivery and returns

We print everything to order so delivery times may vary but all unframed prints are despatched within 2-4 days via courier or recorded mail.

Delivery to the UK is £5 for an unframed print of any size.

We will happily replace your order if everything isn’t 100% perfect.

This image on other products