1833
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Tawny Thrush is a 1833 ink by Robert Havell Jr., a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a bird standing on a mossy rock, surrounded by plants and flowers. The bird is brown with a white belly and has a long tail. It's looking to the left, and its beak is open. The plants around it are green, with some red berries and pink flowers. The background is a light beige color. The bird seems to be in a natural setting, like a forest or a garden. The plants and flowers are detailed, and you can see the texture of the moss on the rock. If you're interested in more art like this, you might want to look up the Romanticism movement.
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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