ALT John Ruskin (1819–1900), “Study of Gneiss Rock, Glenfinlas”, 1853–54. Lampblack, bodycolour and pen and ink over graphite on wove paper, with some scratching out. 47.8 × 32.7 cm. Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. Accession WA.RS.REF.089. A vertical drawing in muted grey-brown tones shows a massive, weathered rock face above a rushing stream in Glen Finglas, Scotland. Closely observed bands ripple and curve through the stone, interrupted by angular fractures, projecting ledges and deep, shadowed crevices. Light catches the smoother upper surfaces, while darker washes give depth to hollows beneath overhanging slabs. Grass and small leafy plants spill over the top and sprout from cracks. Slender trees and tangled branches rise against a dark background at upper right. Along the bottom, pale, foaming water flows around rounded boulders, contrasting with the rock’s solid mass.