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Coast of Cornwall

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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
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