SAMUEL IIOWITT 43 



intermission of a period of the five years between 

 1804 and 1 8 10, until his death. The 157 plates 

 engraved from his pictures for the Magazine dealt 

 with a wide variety of subjects ; some possess the 

 peculiar interest attaching to extinct sports, as that 

 of " Coursing the Bustard," which appeared in 1799. 

 "Cherubim Shooting," which appears in vol. 17 

 for 1 80 1, illustrated a popular anecdote of two 

 cockneys who, having made a " sporting trip " into 

 the country, shot an owl in the dusk of the evening. 

 The large bright eyes, round face and snowy wings 

 were new to the successful sportsman, who fainted 

 on the spot, while his companion fled to the inn, 

 calling on heaven to forgive the unfortunate man 

 who had unintentionally shot one of the band of 

 Cherubim. 



His knowledge of wild animals, obtained from 

 imported captive specimens, is shown by the number 

 of species whose names occur in this list. 



Samuel Hovvitt died in 1823, and was buried in 

 St. Pancras Church-yard on 21st February. 



WORKS OF SAMUEL HOWITT. 



EXHIBITED IN THE ROY.-\L ACADEMY (lo in number). 



YEAR 



1784—^ HUNTING PIECE. 



178s— (2) VIEIV OF THE RUINS OF AN ABBEY, dedicated to St. Agatha, at 

 Ayesby, near Richmond, Yorkshire — FAIRLOP OAK, on Hamault Forest, Essex. 

 J793— (2) JACQUES AND THE DEER, a sketch from Shakspeare— ^ FOX HUNT. 

 ijg^i—S.'UUCGLEKS ALAR.UED. 

 1809-K2) DEER— DEER. 

 lin—DEAD GA.ME. 

 liii— BELLA, HORRIDA BELLA. 



