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Watercolor of an African civet with spotted and striped fur standing on a rock ledge beside cactus, against a pale landscape.

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African Civet, Samuel Howitt (1817), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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A watercolor and ink drawing shows an African civet standing on a pale rocky ledge, its head lowered toward the viewer's right and its tail ringed with dark bands. Cactus pads sit below the ledge, and a soft grey-blue landscape fills the background. The work is titled African Civet and is attributed to Samuel Howitt, dated 1817.

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