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This and 86 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Sketchbook, Sketchbook: Sea and Coast.

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1953

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2025

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Sketchbook Folio, Dark Sea and Sky with Distant Boats

This is a Sketchbook folio. It was created by William Trost Richards. It is dated 1885–90 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is graphite on cream wove paper, bound. 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

6.7 x 13.5 cm (2 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.) Sheet: 11.7 x 18.9 cm (4 5/8 x 7 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sketchbook Folio, Dark Sea and Sky with Distant Boats; William Trost Richards (American, 1833–1905); USA; graphite on cream wove paper, bound; 6.7 x 13.5 cm (2 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.) Sheet: 11.7 x 18.9 cm (4 5/8 x 7 7/16 in.); Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest; 1953-179-84-17

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