Robert Havell Jr.: A Pioneer of Aquatint and Audubon’s Legacy Robert Havell Jr. (born November 25, 1793, Reading, Berkshire, England—died November 11, 1878, Tarrytown, New York, U.S.) was an American landscape painter and printmaker who engraved many of the plates for John James Audubon’s four-volume *The Birds of America* (435 hand-coloured plates, 1827–38). He is considered one of the most important figures in the Hudson River School movement, a group of artists who celebrated the grandeur and beauty of the American wilderness. ### Early Life and Family Roots: Shaping Artistic Vision Rob…