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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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