1836
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Rocky Mountain Plover is a 1836 ink by Robert Havell Jr., a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This bird sits on a grassy slope, its feathers a mix of brown and white. Behind it, rocky cliffs rise up, and distant mountains fade into a pale sky. The bird’s wings are spread slightly, and its head is turned to the side, as if listening. The name below says it’s a *Rocky Mountain Plover*, but the scene looks calm, not wild. The artist used fine lines to build up the bird’s feathers and the landscape’s details. Want to know more? Look up engraving.
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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