William Trost Richards

(American, 1833–1905)

William Trost Richards was an American landscape painter known for his precise depictions of forests, coasts, and mountains. Affiliated with both the Hudson River School painters like Frederic Edwin Church and Pre-Raphaelite painters such as John Everett Millais, Richard merged aesthetic qualities from both movements. Late in his career, Richards painted almost exclusively scenes of the New England and New Jersey coasts, as seen in one of his most famous works Along the Shore (1905). Born on June 3, 1833 in Philadelphia, PA, Richards studied at the Pennsylvania Academy, later becoming a member of the Association of the Advancement of Truth in Art, an American-based Pre-Raphaelite group. His first group exhibition was organized by the artist Albert Bierstadt in 1858 in New Bedford, MA. Richards died on November 8, 1905, in Newport, RI. The artist’s works are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Related Categories

Drawings and Works on Paper, Hudson River School and Early American Art

Related Artists

Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Edwin Church, John Everett Millais, Edgar Alwin Payne, William Louis Sonntag

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Alpine Scene (The Matterhorn in the Swiss..., 1860

William Trost Richards

Alpine Scene (The Matterhorn in the Swiss..., 1860

Sale Date: March 27, 2019

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Seascape with Whitecaps, 1886

William Trost Richards

Seascape with Whitecaps, 1886

Sale Date: March 27, 2019

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CRASHING WAVES, 1890

William Trost Richards

CRASHING WAVES, 1890

Sale Date: March 6, 2019

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Period Sketch

William Trost Richards

Period Sketch

Sale Date: October 27, 2018

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Surf crashing, 1880

William Trost Richards

Surf crashing, 1880

Sale Date: December 9, 2018

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Crashing surf

William Trost Richards

Crashing surf

Sale Date: December 9, 2018

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Seascape near Atlantic City, 1871

William Trost Richards

Seascape near Atlantic City, 1871

Sale Date: November 8, 2018

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Seascape, 1877

William Trost Richards

Seascape, 1877

Sale Date: November 11, 2018

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Lake Scene - Ocean Scene (pair), 1901–1903

William Trost Richards

Lake Scene - Ocean Scene (pair), 1901–1903

Sale Date: October 25, 2018

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Seascape, 1891

William Trost Richards

Seascape, 1891

Sale Date: October 25, 2018

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Nantucket, 1865

William Trost Richards

Nantucket, 1865

Sale Date: October 5, 2018

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SACHUEST BEACH LOOKING WEST

William Trost Richards

SACHUEST BEACH LOOKING WEST

Sale Date: October 2, 2018

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SEASCAPE, 1887

William Trost Richards

SEASCAPE, 1887

Sale Date: October 2, 2018

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THE SKELLIGS, COAST OF IRELAND

William Trost Richards

THE SKELLIGS, COAST OF IRELAND

Sale Date: October 2, 2018

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The Rosenlaui Valley, Switzerland, 1858

William Trost Richards

The Rosenlaui Valley, Switzerland, 1858

Sale Date: October 15, 2018

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Near Newport, 1898

William Trost Richards

Near Newport, 1898

Sale Date: October 15, 2018

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Sea Mists; Twilight Near Devon, 1880

William Trost Richards

Sea Mists; Twilight Near Devon, 1880

Sale Date: October 15, 2018

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River in the Adirondacks, 1871

William Trost Richards

River in the Adirondacks, 1871

Sale Date: October 3, 2018

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Seascape with Whitecaps, 1886

William Trost Richards

Seascape with Whitecaps, 1886

Sale Date: October 3, 2018

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Stormy Seas with Whitecaps, 1904

William Trost Richards

Stormy Seas with Whitecaps, 1904

Sale Date: October 3, 2018

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SHORE SCENE, 1905

William Trost Richards

SHORE SCENE, 1905

Sale Date: August 19, 2018

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Waves Along the Coast

William Trost Richards

Waves Along the Coast

Sale Date: June 17, 2018

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BRIGANTINE SHOALS

William Trost Richards

BRIGANTINE SHOALS

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Rocky Coastline, Cornwall, 1886

William Trost Richards

Rocky Coastline, Cornwall, 1886

Sale Date: May 22, 2018

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