Sketchbook, English and French Landscape and Coastal Subjects

William Trost Richards

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Object Label

In June 1880, before returning to Newport, Richards made a brief expedition to France. His sketchbook records his impressions while traveling, including this charming study of a picturesque French doorway made, perhaps, at Saint-Cloud, or in Paris.

Caption

William Trost Richards (American, 1833–1905). Sketchbook, English and French Landscape and Coastal Subjects, 1880. Graphite on paper, 3 15/16 x 6 7/8 in. (10 x 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith Ballinger Price, 75.15.15. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Sketchbook, English and French Landscape and Coastal Subjects

Date

1880

Medium

Graphite on paper

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

3 15/16 x 6 7/8 in. (10 x 17.5 cm)

Signatures

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Inscriptions

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Credit Line

Gift of Edith Ballinger Price

Accession Number

75.15.15

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