The Ruins of Fast Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland: The Wolf's Crag of the Bride of Lammermoor
William Trost Richards, American, 1833 - 1905
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1892Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
48 x 36 3/8 inches (121.9 x 92.4 cm) Framed: 65 x 53 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches (165.1 x 135.3 x 16.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
American Art
F1938-1-27Credit Line:
Bequest of Arthur H. Lea, 1938
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1892Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
48 x 36 3/8 inches (121.9 x 92.4 cm) Framed: 65 x 53 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches (165.1 x 135.3 x 16.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
American Art
* Gallery 111, American Art, first floor
Accession Number:F1938-1-27Credit Line:
Bequest of Arthur H. Lea, 1938
Richards is famous for his paintings of stormy, rocky coasts, which were widely exhibited throughout the United States and England. Gloomy and dramatic, this view of ruins above a pounding sea comments on the forces of time and nature.
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