"Thomas Moran, landscape painter, etcher, engraver, lithographer. Born February 12, 1837, at Bolton Lancashire (England) accompanied his family to Maryland in 1844, and studied painting with his brother Edward in Philadelphia during the mid-1850. In 1862 the two Moran’s' went to England for further study and came under the influence of Turner. Thomas visited Europe again in the same decade and several times in the later years. His fame rests largely on his large paintings of scenes in the Far West, including Yellowstone Park, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. His home was in Philadelphia until 1872 when he moved to Newark (N.J.) and shortly after to NYC. In 1916 he moved to Santa Barbara (Cal.) where he died on August 26, 1926."
Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "SASSAFRAS TREES" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 32.3" in lower right on verso (14.415a); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "SASSAFRAS TREES" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Sassafras Trees. L.I." in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 32.3" in lower right on verso (14.415b); Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "A Sassafras Grove. East Hampton Long Island U.S.A. Etched by Thomas Moran 1880" on support in center on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 32.3" on support in lower left on verso (14.415c)
Signed in plate with colophon, "TM 1880" in lower right on recto (14.415a-c); Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower left on recto (14.415a-b); Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in bottom center on recto (14.415c)
