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Crater Lake Aug 23, 1885 (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white pencil drawing of a landscape on two facing pages. The left and right pages are visible and the central line where the pages meet is vertical. The drawing depicts a body of water bordered on the right and left by land covered in trees, and in the background a tree-covered mountain. The right page shows a sliver of white at top left and bottom right; on the bottom right is a signature and date. The left page shows a sliver of white at top right and bottom left. The background behind the drawing is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1885
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
598 × 266 px
Public Domain
Yes
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