Untitled [Gull?]

WILLIAM POPE (British/Canadian, 1811-1902)Untitled [Gull?]Pen and ink and watercolorPaper size: 12 x 17 in.*A hand-written description on verso indicates this bird was shot on Lake Erie.Provenance The artist’s 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) Like his fellow artist-naturalists in the nineteenth century, William Pope was a lover of nature and a sportsman. Contrary to popular belief, sport hunters are, in fact, often passionate about nature and wildlife. They do not see their actions as simply killing the animal but rather about their skill and ability to outwit their prey. The artist and naturalist William Pope was no exception and he enjoyed capturing evocative drawings of North American wildlife while traveling through the wilderness and enjoying