Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote
1772
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1772
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A man in a red military coat stands under a big oak tree, one shoulder decorated with a gold fringe. Behind him, rolling green hills stretch into the distance. Wright painted the colonel smoothly, but the landscape is rough and loose—thick brushstrokes make the leaves and grass feel alive. The contrast shows Wright testing new ways to paint nature, not just people. If you like this mix of portrait and wild landscape, look up impasto.
