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Mountainside (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular drawing of a mountain range. The drawing is in shades of gray, with varying line weights and hatching. Mountains are drawn in the foreground and background. The mountains are depicted with many lines and shading to show depth and contours. The mountains appear to have some trees on them. The background of the drawing is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1885
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 487 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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