1834
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Pinnated Grous is a 1834 ink by Robert Havell Jr., a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows two striped birds—one standing, one crouching—with bright orange patches on their necks. Their feathers are detailed in black-and-white stripes, and they’re set against a green, rolling landscape with hills in the distance. To the right, a cluster of yellow flowers with long stems adds color. The artist used fine lines to create texture, especially in the birds’ feathers. The whole scene looks like it was carefully drawn by hand, then colored in. Next, look up engraving to see how artists like this made prints before photography.
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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