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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1954.20.3
People
William Trost Richards, American (Philadelphia, PA 1833 - 1905 Newport, RI)
Title
Seascape
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th-20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/308368

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink on cream laid paper
Dimensions
11.3 x 17.7 cm (4 7/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
image: 9 x 7.5 cm (3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: [design of crest with crown] Old [ ]
  • inscription: left of image, black ink: North Sea a gale! / Giants Causeway? x / Cathedral Rock? / [Active?] Head / near [ ] League x
  • 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
1954.20.3
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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