1835
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Common Gallinule is a 1835 ink by Robert Havell Jr., a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a dark bird with a bright red beak and yellow legs standing on a rocky shore. Behind it, tall green reeds grow near calm water with small rocks. The bird’s feathers are mostly black, but its sides have a soft white stripe. The title at the bottom calls it a *Common Gallinule*, and the artist’s name is printed in small text. The colors are flat but precise, with no shading—just clean lines and solid blocks of color. If you like this style, look up engraving to see how artists like Havell made prints like this.
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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