'Semnopithecus melalophas' [Mitred leaf monkey] Finish:none in a painted oval

in a painted oval

Peter Collins at the wheel of an Aston Martin

1st April 1971

Fishing on the Serpentine in London's Hyde Park

de mane Fratres Emeriti

'Semnopithecus melalophas' [Mitred leaf monkey] Finish:none in a painted ovalZoological study of the Mitred Leaf Monkey or Sumatran Surili Presbytis melalophos. Shown in profile and on all fours against a mountainous landscape. Plate 8 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 Simpai'. The plate is inscribed: 'PLATE 8. SEMNOPITHECUS MELAOPHAS Lizars sc.' Original: etching. 1833