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Lords of the Forest and Canyon collection, -Canyon Master- by Greg Beecham. Sixth and Final issue in this series. Bradford Exchange, 1994. Plate size approx. 8.25 inches. Suggested retail $60.00.

Curled up in the warmth of the desert sun, the golden cougar takes a rare moment of rest on the top of a high plateau. Only the acknowledged master of its realm could afford to relax so completely and fearlessly right out in the open.

In spite of this, the great cat raises its head languidly at an unfamiliar sound. Not even a king can afford to be completely foolhardy. After all, there is that unpredictable rival, man—although few human hunters take the trouble to climb this high.

Acclaimed wildlife artist Greg Beecham vividly portrays the coiled power momentarily arrested in the lordly North American cougar—demonstrating the great cat's surprising similarity to a napping house cat. But ibis feline can turn instantly into the steely-eyed carnivore pictured by Mr. Beecham in his full-head portrait.

With this sixth and final
montage portrait in his magnificent Lords of the Forest and Canyon collection, Mr. Beecham brings us face to face one last time with the elegant and elusive cougar.

-Canyon Master- is a fitting finale to your very special Greg Beecham collection.

The creation of the fine collector's plate you have just acquired and whose authenticity is certified by this document is the result of work by an international cadre of skilled artisans. After the plate art was created in the United States, a fine ceramic transfer, incorporating pigments carefully chosen to faithfully re-create the vibrant beauty of the artist's original, was created in France and Germany and permanently fired into the fine Japanese porcelain plate body at more than 1,460° Fahrenheit by talented craftsmen and craftswomen in the United States.