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William Trost Richards

1833

WA-00113337

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Smithsonian

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/saam_1970.287
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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William Trost Richards was an American landscape artist. He was associated with both the Hudson River School and the American Pre-Raphaelite movement.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (10)

The August Moon

1889 · Oil on canvas

45.7 × 81 cm (18 × 31 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sun's Rays Breaking through Storm Clouds (from Sketchbook VI,I)

1886 · Graphite on off-white wove paper

5 x 7 1/2 in. (12.7 x 19.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wooded Landscape (from Sketchbook VII)

1886 · Graphite on off-white wove paper

5 x 7 1/2 in. (12.7 x 19.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Country Road Framed by Trees (from Sketchbook VII)

1886 · Graphite on off-white wove paper

5 x 7 1/2 in. (12.7 x 19.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Still Life with Head and Spear (from Sketchbook X)

1885 · Graphite on off-white wove paper

5 x 7 1/2 in. (12.7 x 19.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bay Scene with Sailboat at Anchor (from Sketchbook X)

1885 · Graphite on off-white wove paper

5 x 7 1/2 in. (12.7 x 19.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Puget Sound (from Sketchbook X)

1885 · Graphite on off-white wove paper

5 x 7 1/2 in. (12.7 x 19.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ship Study (from Sketchbook X)

1885 · Graphite on off-white wove paper

5 x 7 1/2 in. (12.7 x 19.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

June Day

1878 · oil on canvas

Unframed: 61 x 50.9 cm (24 x 20 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cormorant Cliff, Jamestown, Rhode Island

1877 · watercolor and gouache

Sheet: 58.4 x 94.1 cm (23 x 37 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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10 published of 10 catalogued · 10 with image

The Met
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Cleveland Museum of Art
2 published2 img
Art Institute Chicago
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Cormorant Cliff, Jamestown, Rhode Island
1877 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
June Day
1878 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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