1837
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Black-winged Hawk is a 1837 ink by Robert Havell Jr., a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This picture shows two birds perched on a branch. One is mid-flight above, its wings spread wide and feathers detailed in gray and white. The other sits below, its head tilted back with a sharp beak open, eyes bright red. The background is a pale blue sky. The artist labeled these as a male and female black-winged hawk. Their feathers are carefully marked, with tiny cross-hatching lines to show texture. Next, look up how engraving works to see how artists like this made precise 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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