1831
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Downy Woodpecker is a 1831 ink by Robert Havell Jr., a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This picture shows three birds perched on a branch with flowers and leaves. The birds have black-and-white stripes and speckled bellies. The flowers are red and pink, and the branch looks thin and natural. The artist used fine lines to show details like feathers and leaves. This kind of careful drawing was common in nature studies from that time. Next, look up engraving to see how artists created detailed 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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