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This and 50 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Sketchbook, Sketchbook, 1870–85.

Object Timeline

1953

  • We acquired this object.

2025

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Sketchbook Folio, Choppy Sea against Rocks and Large, Rocky Cliff, 1870–85

This is a Sketchbook folio. It was created by William Trost Richards. It is dated 1870–85 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

10 x 15.1 cm (3 15/16 x 5 15/16 in.), irregular Sheet: 12.8 x 19.2 cm (5 1/16 x 7 9/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sketchbook Folio, Choppy Sea against Rocks and Large, Rocky Cliff, 1870–85; William Trost Richards (American, 1833–1905); USA; graphite on cream wove paper, bound; 10 x 15.1 cm (3 15/16 x 5 15/16 in.), irregular Sheet: 12.8 x 19.2 cm (5 1/16 x 7 9/16 in.); Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest; 1953-179-86-37

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