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Crater Lake Aug 23, 1885 (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white landscape drawing of a lake. Two pages of a book are shown side by side, joined down the middle. A lake is depicted spanning the width of both pages in the center of the image. Trees line the distant shore in the background. A mountain and more trees are shown on the right side. Shore and trees are shown on the left side. The drawing is in shades of gray. A signature in the lower right indicates the date August 23, 1885.

Artwork Details

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