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Sketch of Hills and Mountains, Aug 17/85 (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pencil sketch on two pages of a sketchbook. The left page has faint pencil writing in lower left corner that reads "Aug. 17/85". The pages are white with a thin black line border. The drawing depicts a landscape with a low horizon line. On the left page, there are hills and mountains. On the right page, there are faint hills. The left and right pages are divided by three small round dark smudges. The background of the image is white.

Artwork details

Date:
1885
Medium:
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 488 px
Museum record:
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