1837
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Lapland Longspur is a 1837 ink by Robert Havell Jr., a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This picture shows two birds perched on tree stumps by a lake. The one on the left is smaller, with soft brown and white feathers, while the one on the right is bigger, with black, white, and orange markings. Behind them, a calm lake stretches toward distant hills under a pale sky. The birds are labeled as a male and female Lapland Longspur, and the names are written at the bottom. The artist used careful lines to show the feathers and details. Look up engraving to see how artists like this one 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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