'Pithecus satyrus' [Orangutan] olive green with arms folded

with arms folded

North-east view of Leadenhall Chapel

a razor in the other and carrying a shaving dish under one arm

or a man walking in front

by Nathaniel Matthew Wolfe (1724-1784)

'Pithecus satyrus' [Orangutan] olive green with arms foldedZoological study of an orang utan, possibly the Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus shown from the front, seated and indicating towards a half eaten fruit placed on the ground. A mountainous forest landscape is visible behind. Plate 2* 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 red or asiatic orang utang'. The plate is inscribed: 'PLATE 2*.