Palladin Picturesque, After Thomas Hearne by Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006) is a postcard with two scenes, each depict the same viewpoint of a river near a large estate, but while the one labeled 'Palladian' appears as a classical landscape painting, the one below it labelled 'Picturesque' contains many mounds of dirt throughout the landscape. The Palladian style of landscape was of neoclassical form, while the Picturesque landscape often contained untamed elements characteristic of modernism, which Finlay often put these in opposition with in regards to aesthetics. 

Finlay's work was well known for its commentary on neoclassical art versus modern art, present here in comparing the aesthetics between two traditions through the use of two drawings by Gary Hincks, fellow artist. 

Ian Hamilton Finlay CBE, 1925-2006

Although he studied at Glasgow School of Art, Finlay’s first creative success was as a writer. His discovery of concrete poetry in the 1960s was a major breakthrough in his practice and he began to produce booklets, posters, and wall-mounted works combining text and form. Major works of conceptual sculpture using text were produced by craftsmen to his specifications. Drawing on ideas from classical philosophy and the French Revolution, he began to exhibit widely and was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1985. His garden at Little Sparta in the Pentland Hills, begun in 1966 and now looked after by a trust, is considered to be the finest manifestation of his work.