'Semnopithecus melalophas' [Mitred leaf monkey] Vauxhall Gardens Prince Alfred serenades his bride

Prince Alfred serenades his bride to be

The boy in the pedal car is Gordon Crosby's son

Half-length portrait of an elderly Fontenelle

one of whom appears to be handing over a coin in payment

Interior view of the Clothworkers' Hall

'Semnopithecus melalophas' [Mitred leaf monkey] Vauxhall Gardens Prince Alfred serenades his brideZoological 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