American Shrike Feb 25 1835 Lanius ex cubiton Wilson Country_Canada Thomas Moran's pictures of the

Thomas Moran's pictures of the West resonate perhaps even more strongly today than at the time of their production

was probably the co-draughtsman or woodcutter

so both appear to be independent copies

occasional scattered light foxing or staining

with the settlement of Adais (Los Adaes) at the point

American Shrike Feb 25 1835 Lanius ex cubiton Wilson Country_Canada Thomas Moran's pictures of theWILLIAM POPE (British Canadian, 1811 1902) American Shrike Feb 25 1835 Lanius ex cubiton Wilson Pen and ink and watercolor Paper size: 14 1 2 x 10 1 2 in. Provenance The artists family and thence by descent. Exhibited: Simcoe Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, Birds of a Feather, 3 31 May 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Eva Brook Donly Museum, May 7 June 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, 4 August 3 September 1989 (a selection)