1836
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Bartram Sandpiper is a 1836 ink by Robert Havell Jr., a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows two birds perched on a rocky shore by water. One bird is mid-flight, wings spread wide, while the other stands still, facing the ground. The background has a distant mountain range and a few plants, including a bright red flower with large green leaves. The artist used careful shading to show the birds’ feathers in detail. The scene looks calm but full of life. Next, look up engraving to see how artists create prints like this one.
The Havell family of Reading, Berkshire, England, included a number of notable engravers, etchers and painters, as well as writers, publishers, educators, and musicians.
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