1835
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Great Marbled Godwit is a 1835 ink by Robert Havell Jr., a Romanticism work, depicting Ruff, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a Great Marbled Godwit, a type of bird. It's an old print, made with careful lines and colors. The artist likely studied the bird's details to draw it so accurately, which is interesting because it shows how much they cared about getting it right. To learn more about this style of artwork, look up the technique: engraving.
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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