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Drawing, Pool in the Woods

This is a Drawing. It was created by William Trost Richards. It is dated 1874 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is brush and wash, traces graphite on wove paper. . It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by National Academy of Design. It is credited Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest.

Its dimensions are

27.8 x 19.1 cm (10 15/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower left: W.T. Richards

It is inscribed

Inscribed in wash, lower right: WTR July 1874

Cite this object as

Drawing, Pool in the Woods; William Trost Richards (American, 1833–1905); USA; brush and wash, traces graphite on wove paper. ; 27.8 x 19.1 cm (10 15/16 x 7 1/2 in.) ; Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest; 1953-179-63

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