1833
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Orange-crowned Warbler is a 1833 ink by Robert Havell Jr., a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows two small birds perched on a tall, leafy branch with pink flowers. The birds have greenish-brown backs, pale undersides, and one has a faint orange mark on its head. The flowers are clustered along the stems, and the whole scene is drawn with careful detail against a plain background. The artist used a mix of fine lines and shading to make the feathers and leaves look real. This kind of careful drawing was common in old nature books. Next, look up how engraving works to see how artists like this made detailed 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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