

The image depicts a landscape drawing of a coastline. The drawing is done in shades of gray on a white background. The coast has jagged rocks and cliffs. The right side of the image has a steep cliff face with lines indicating texture. The left side has a few large rocks protruding from the bottom. The background shows a body of water with faint lines suggesting waves or ripples. The horizon line is at the top third of the image. The style of the drawing appears to be a sketch. The title of the piece is "Coast of Cornwall" and the artist is William Trost Richards.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1878
- Medium
- Graphite on off-white wove paper
- Culture
- American
- Dimensions
- 599 × 383 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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