I came across this amazing illustration of a bull moose being attacked by wolves as I was looking for moose related stuff on Google. The Illustration by Frederick Shoberl was done in 1834, and was included in the book The Natural History of Quadrupeds.

What I love about this illustration is the uniqueness and attention to detail(you can see the cross hatching), as well as the story it tells. The eyes of the moose clearly reveal  how this story will end, which for the moose is on the wolves dinner plate. However this moose is not going down with a fight as if you look closely at the picture you will see a wolf who is on the wrong side of the moose’s antlers, as well as a wolf being kicked by the bull’s back leg.

Very rarely do I come across a moose piece of art that I could honestly say, “I would hang that in my house”, this illustration is the exception. I may not be able to hang it in the living room because frankly, my wife wouldn’t allow it. She would however maybe allow me to hang it in the family room or the spare bedroom. Regardless of where it could go in my house, I love this moose illustration.