1834
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Kildeer Plover is a 1834 ink by Robert Havell Jr., a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This picture shows two birds on a rocky shore. One bird is flying, wings spread wide with orange underwings, while the other stands still on a rock, facing left. The background has simple waves and grass, keeping the focus on the birds. The flying bird looks different from the standing one—its feathers are darker and brighter. The artist used careful lines to show each feather and detail. Want to see how artists made prints like this? Look up 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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