Wilbur H. Lansil is best known for his landscapes and paintings of cattle.  He was the brother of  Walter F. Lansil, the celebrated New England, maritime and Venetian painter. 
 
Wilbur was born in the bustling New England port city of Bangor, Maine on February 24, 1855, the son of Asa P. Lansil and Betsy Grout Lansil.  Bangor at the time was referred to as the "lumber capital of the world," and was one of the busiest ports on the east coast.  The Lansil b (showing 500 of 1786 characters).