1828
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Traill's Flycatcher is a 1828 ink by Robert Havell Jr., a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a small bird perched on a branch with broad green leaves. The bird has a plain brown body, a pale belly, and a sharp beak. The branch it’s sitting on looks rough and weathered, with a few buds and smaller leaves growing from it. The name below the bird reads *Traill’s Fly-Catcher*, and the plant is labeled *Liquidamber Styraciflua*. The whole scene looks carefully drawn, with tiny details like the texture of the leaves and the bird’s feathers. If you like this kind of art, 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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