1836
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Ring Plover is a 1836 ink by Robert Havell Jr., a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows two birds on a rocky beach. One bird is standing on a rock, looking to the left. The other bird is lying on its back, with its wings spread out and its head down. The background is a body of water with mountains in the distance. The birds are colored in shades of brown, white, and black. The rocks are brown, and the water is blue. There are some green plants growing in the background. This painting is an example of Romanticism. To learn more about this art movement, look up Romanticism.
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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