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Oval Vignette with a View of the Hudson River from West Point, New York
Oval Vignette with a View of the Hudson River from West Point, New York
Artist/Maker (1833 - 1905)

Oval Vignette with a View of the Hudson River from West Point, New York

ca. 1853
Black ink and wash and graphite with scratching out on heavy paper
Overall: 7 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (18.4 x 25.1 cm)
Gift of the Chemung County Historical Society
1975.36
During the 1850s Richards went on sketching trips up the Hudson and into the Catskills and Adirondacks in 1853, 1855, 1857, and 1859. His sketching itinerary in the summer of 1853 included West Point, Catskill, Cauterskill (Kaaterskill) Falls, and Catskill Mountain Clove.
SignedSigned at lower left of image in brown ink: "W.T. RICHARDS."
InscribedInscribed at lower left of sheet: "From / West Point"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
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