1827
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Bewick's Long-tailed Wren is a 1827 ink by Robert Havell Jr., a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a small bird perched on a thin branch with green leaves. The bird has soft brown feathers, a light belly, and a long tail that fans out behind it. The branch it’s sitting on has a few fallen leaves nearby, and the whole scene looks calm and still. The bird’s name is written below: *Bewick’s Long-tailed Wren*. The artist used fine lines and shading to give the feathers and leaves texture. Next, look up *engraving* to see how artists like this one created detailed prints.
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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