Samuel Howitt, Design for the Frontispiece of The British Sportsman

Samuel Howitt

British · 1756–1822 · Painter, Printmaker

Samuel Howitt (1756/57–1822) was an English painter, illustrator and etcher of animals, hunting, horse-racing and landscape scenes. He worked in both oils and watercolors. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Samuel Howitt, A set of 14 watercolour painted hunt buttons depicting game animals, Contained within an oval glazed case,  each button 2.8cm (1in) diameterA set of 14 watercolour painted hunt buttons depicting game animalsBonhams · £3,750≈ $4,608≈ €4,197Sign up to see
  2. Samuel Howitt, Stillleben mit Rebhuhn, Schnepfe und Kranich, 1800, Oil on panelStillleben mit Rebhuhn, Schnepfe und KranichKetterer Kunst · €3,000≈ $3,965≈ £2,449Sign up to see
  3. Samuel Howitt, A stagecoach halting at a country inn, watercolourA stagecoach halting at a country innBonhams · £1,125≈ $1,419≈ €1,322Sign up to see

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Samuel Howitt (1756/57–1822) was an English painter, illustrator and etcher of animals, hunting, horse-racing and landscape scenes. He worked in both oils and watercolors.

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Born 1756, NottinghamDied 1822, LondonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q7411741 ↗ULAN 500124269 ↗Museum works 15

Also known as Giles Grinagain, Hewitt, Howett, Howit, Howitt, Howitts, s. howitt, samuel howit and 1 other name form

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Samuel Howitt, Design for the Frontispiece of The British Sportsman
Design for the Frontispiece of The British Sportsmanca. 1812 · Brush and watercolor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Samuel Howitt, Design for the Frontispiece of "The British Sportsman"
Design for the Frontispiece of "The British Sportsman"late 18th–early 19th century · Watercolor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Samuel Howitt, Three Sheep
Three Sheep1801 · Engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Joan G. Smith, 2024 — Open Access …
Samuel Howitt, Sheep
Sheepca. 1800 · Etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Joan G. Smith, 2024 — Open Access …
Samuel Howitt, Dogs Playing
Dogs Playingca. 1810 · Engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Joan G. Smith, 2024 — Open Access …
Samuel Howitt, Pair of mugs
Pair of mugsca. 1810 · Hard-paste porcelain
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964 — Open Access (…
Samuel Howitt, Two Chinese Pigs
Two Chinese Pigsgray wash over graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Joseph F. McCrindle Collection — Open Ac…
Samuel Howitt, Return From the Chase, After a Fall
Return From the Chase, After a Fall
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Samuel Howitt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Samuel Howitt, An Eagle Perched on a Rock; Lion, Fox, Two Hounds and a Rooster (possibly for "Aesop's Fables")
An Eagle Perched on a Rock; Lion, Fox, Two Hounds and a Rooster (possibly for "Aesop's Fables")
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Samuel Howitt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Samuel Howitt, Two Hounds Attacking a Stag at Bay
Two Hounds Attacking a Stag at Bay
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Samuel Howitt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Samuel Howitt, An Owl, an Eagle, Two Falcons, a Vulture and Other Birds Perched in Trees
An Owl, an Eagle, Two Falcons, a Vulture and Other Birds Perched in Trees
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Samuel Howitt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Samuel Howitt, A Frog Confronting a Circle of Animals
A Frog Confronting a Circle of Animals
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Samuel Howitt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Samuel Howitt, A Raven and Two Swans
A Raven and Two Swans
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Samuel Howitt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Samuel Howitt, A Boar, a Leopard, a Lion, a Tiger, a Wolf, a Ram, and Two Eagles
A Boar, a Leopard, a Lion, a Tiger, a Wolf, a Ram, and Two Eagles
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Samuel Howitt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Samuel Howitt, A Cheetah Crouching by a Pool
A Cheetah Crouching by a Pool
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Samuel Howitt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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