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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
Public Domain
Yes
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