1834
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Piping Plover is a 1834 ink by Robert Havell Jr., a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows two small birds perched on a rocky cliff by the ocean. The waves crash below, and the sky is pale with a few clouds. One bird faces left, the other right, both with white feathers, black wing tips, and yellow beaks. The artist used careful lines to show the birds’ feathers and the rocky shore. The colors are soft—whites, grays, and blues—with a hand-painted look. Look up engraving 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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