In Tate Britain
Prints and Drawings Room
View by appointment- Artist
- Heneage Finch, Fourth Earl of Aylesford 1751–1812
- Medium
- Ink, watercolour and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- Support: 208 x 285 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
- Reference
- T09724
Display caption
Aylesford studied under the well-known drawing master John Baptist Malchair who stressed the importance of drawing with graphite. However, by the 1780s Aylesford was using brown inks extensively; Here they are applied in subtle washes and thin, quickly drawn, scraggly lines. The ink Aylesford has used is a cool, purplish-brown colour, suggesting that he has used sepia.
Gallery label, August 2004
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