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

Object Timeline

1953

  • We acquired this object.

2025

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Sketchbook Folio, Waves and Large Rock with Birds and Distant Boats, 1885–90

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.

It is credited Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest.

Its dimensions are

7.5 x 15.2 cm (2 15/16 x 6 in.) Sheet: 11.7 x 18.9 cm (4 5/8 x 7 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sketchbook Folio, Waves and Large Rock with Birds and Distant Boats, 1885–90; William Trost Richards (American, 1833–1905); USA; graphite on cream wove paper, bound; 7.5 x 15.2 cm (2 15/16 x 6 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; 1953-179-84-46

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