Brown Lark
1827
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1827
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Brown Lark is a 1827 ink by William Home Lizars, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows two small birds perched near a nest made of mud and grass. One bird is darker brown with a sharp beak, and the other is lighter with speckled feathers. The nest sits on a patch of ground by water, with a few reeds poking out. The label says "Brown Lark" and marks one bird as male, the other as female. The artist used careful lines and soft colors to show the birds’ details. Look up etching to see how artists like this one made prints with acid and metal plates.
William Home Lizars (1788–1859) was an artist, born in Edinburgh.
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