In Tate Britain
Prints and Drawings Room
View by appointment- Artist
- Thomas Hearne 1744–1817
- Medium
- Ink, watercolour and gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- Support: 356 x 508 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by Frederick John Nettlefold 1947
- Reference
- N05792
Display caption
Hearne was a member of the older generation of watercolour artists.
His work was rooted in the traditions of topography – the careful study of particular places and buildings – but he adapted those conventions
to modern taste.
This view was based on studies made on the spot in 1798. Hearne
has heightened the hills at the back
and altered the appearance of the city to make a more satisfying composition. The broken green and brown tones mark a break from the topographical tradition, where colour would be used simply to tint a drawing rather than for textural effect.
Gallery label, September 2004
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