40 ANIMAL PAINTERS 



Sporting Anecdotes, published in 1804, contains 

 some plates by Samuel Howitt. Captain Thomas 

 Williamson's Oi'iental Field Sports in two volumes, 

 for long the standard work on the subject, was 

 illustrated with sixty plates by Howitt. This book 

 was published in 1808, and contains "a complete 

 description of the wild sports of the East, exhibiting 

 the natural history of the elephant, tiger, &c." 

 Hewitt's drawings were made from Captain 

 Williamson's own designs, made during his twenty 

 years' residence in Bengal. 



A New Work of Animals, which was issued in 

 parts, commencing January, 1 809, by Edward Orme, 

 contained one hundred etchings from drawings 

 taken from life. The plan of the book is set out in 

 the following advertisement, which occurs between 

 title page and frontispiece : — 



The publisher respectfully informs the admirers of Mr. 

 Hewitt's performances, the lovers of natural history and the 

 public at large, that this work is intended to form a most 

 unique collection of animals which, strange as it may appear, 

 has never before been done by any British artist. Mr. Howitt 

 has preferred representing most of the animals in fables, as 

 allowing more scope for delineating the expression, the 

 character and the passions ; it also affords an opportunity 

 to give a portraiture of many different species of quadrupeds 

 and birds. The artist, studious to attain correctness, hopes 

 he may deserve the approbation of the natural historian, and 

 assist the pencil of the designer who has not had an oppor- 

 tunity to pay the same attention to this branch of the art. 



