Harvard Art Museums > 1954.22: The Shores of Conanticut Island, Rhode Island Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Shores of Conanticut Island, Rhode Island (William Trost Richards) , 1954.22,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/308358. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1954.22 People William Trost Richards, American (Philadelphia, PA 1833 - 1905 Newport, RI) Title The Shores of Conanticut Island, Rhode Island Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date c. 1882 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/308358 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink with white gouache on off-white card Dimensions 16.2 x 26.3 cm (6 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.) image: 13.8 x 23.1 cm (5 7/16 x 9 1/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: lower edge, in margin, blue ink: [crossed out in graphite:] No. C24 inscription: lower edge, in margin, blue ink: The Shores of Conanticut Island, R. I. 1882 inscription: l.r., graphite: No. 210 inscription: l.r., blue ink: 13 1/2 x [ ] inscription: lower edge, graphite: reduce to 5 7/8" wd. inscription: strip of paper glued to lower margin, black ink and graphite: [black ink:] William T. Richards Born 1833 [graphite:] cut inscription: verso, graphite: Return / Mrs. W. T. Brewster / 9 Fenimore Rd. / Scarsdale NY stamp: verso, black ink, stamped: 238 Provenance Recorded Ownership History The artist's daughter Anna Richards (Mrs. William T.) Brewster; her bequest to the National Academy of Design, 1952; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1954. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Presented by the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest Accession Year 1954 Object Number 1954.22 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Clare Walker Leslie, Nature Drawing: A Tool for Learning, Prentice-Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1980), p. 195, fig. 9.27 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu