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Lago Avernus

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Landscape painting with a lake and mountains in the background. A group of trees on the left side of the image on a hill. A body of water with a small island in the middle. Mountains and hills covered in greenery surround the lake. A blue sky with white clouds above. A road with people on it winds through the foreground. A bare rocky area in the foreground on the right. The painting is titled "Lago Avernus" and is by William Trost Richards.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1867–70
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on blue wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 286 px
Museum record:
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