'Lineated shrike' [Fasciated antshrike] Oil on Canvas 1621 (1650)

1621 (1650)

John Connelly

The burial of John Wesley's mother in Bunhill Fields

The way he tackled the massive amount of paperwork and administration involved won him the admiration even of the Opposition party

'Lineated shrike' [Fasciated antshrike] Oil on Canvas 1621 (1650)Ornithological study of the Fasciated antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus, native to South America. Side view, posed on a tree branch. Plate 6 from The zoological miscellany; being a description of new, or interesting animals, by William Elford Leach, volume 1 (London, 1815). The author describes the bird within the text: "This elegant bird, which is figured from Mr. Macleay's collection, inhabits Berbice[Guyana]." The plate is inscribed: "Drawn Engraved &