Near Tintagel, Cornwall

1890s

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William Trost Richards

Near Tintagel, Cornwall

William Trost Richards

Near Tintagel, Cornwall

1890s

Physical Qualities Oil on wood panel, Framed: 11 3/8 × 13 5/8 × 3 in. (28.9 × 34.6 × 7.6 cm.) Unframed: 4 1/2 × 6 5/8 in. (11.4 × 16.8 cm.)

Credit Line Presented by the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest

Object Number 1953.230

Renowned for meticulous landscapes and seascapes in both watercolor and oil, William Trost Richards rejected the romanticism of the Hudson River School. Painting near Tintagel, on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, England and near Tenby, in southwest Wales, Richards avoided legendary castles and medieval stone walls to capture straightforward images of water and rock. As a member of the Society for the Advancement of Truth in Art, Richards subscribed to the aesthetic principles of John Ruskin and the members of the English Pre-Raphaelite Movement, who took “Truth to Nature” as their watchword.

The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1953; National Academy of Design, New York, by bequest, 1952; Anna Richards (Mrs. William T.) Brewster, 1905; from her father, the artist

The Baltimore Museum of Art, "American Paintings fromt he Museum's Collection," July 2-September 12, 1976

Sona K. Johnston, "American Paintings 1750-1900," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1983, no. 112, pp. 133-134.

Inscribed: Reverse: "Near Tintagel / 285"