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Panorama of the Charles River June 22 '86 (from Sketchbook VII)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a landscape drawing of a river. The drawing is on two joined pages with a central vertical crease. The drawing depicts a river running horizontally across the center. On the left bank, there are trees and a dirt path. On the right bank, there is a cow standing near the river. In the background, there are more trees and hills. The sky is light-colored. The artist's signature is in the bottom-right corner. The date "June 22 '86" is written near the signature. The drawing is in shades of gray. The paper is off-white and has a yellowed appearance. The image is rectangular with rounded corners. The drawing takes up most of the page. The background behind the drawing is white.

Artwork details

Date:
1886
Medium:
Graphite on off-white wove paper on off-white wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 231 px
Museum record:
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