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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ON ICART POINT, GUERNSEY

William Trost Richards

ON ICART POINT, GUERNSEY

Sale Date: June 21, 2015

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BEACH: ICART POINT, GUERNSEY, ENGLAND

William Trost Richards

BEACH: ICART POINT, GUERNSEY, ENGLAND

Sale Date: June 21, 2015

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Seascape

William Trost Richards

Seascape

Sale Date: June 30, 2015

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Coastal Scene

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Coastal Scene

Sale Date: June 13, 2015

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Scenes on the scottish coast

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Scenes on the scottish coast

Sale Date: June 7, 2015

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Rocky Coast with crashing waves

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Rocky Coast with crashing waves

Sale Date: April 26, 2015

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Rocky Coast, Newport, Rhode Island

William Trost Richards

Rocky Coast, Newport, Rhode Island

Sale Date: April 1, 2015

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Coastal Hills, 1891

William Trost Richards

Coastal Hills, 1891

Sale Date: April 11, 2015

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Lake Placid, circa 1904, 1904

William Trost Richards

Lake Placid, circa 1904, 1904

Sale Date: April 1, 2015

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Rocky Promontory

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Rocky Promontory

Sale Date: March 25, 2015

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Coast of Cornwall-View of Tintagel Castle, 1883

William Trost Richards

Coast of Cornwall-View of Tintagel Castle, 1883

Sale Date: March 14, 2015

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Birds over rough seas, 1899

William Trost Richards

Birds over rough seas, 1899

Sale Date: February 24, 2015

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Shaded Path

William Trost Richards

Shaded Path

Sale Date: February 23, 2015

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Rocky coastline with the ships in the distance, 1891

William Trost Richards

Rocky coastline with the ships in the distance, 1891

Sale Date: February 22, 2015

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The Frozen Lake

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The Frozen Lake

Sale Date: January 23, 2015

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The Valley Stream

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The Valley Stream

Sale Date: January 23, 2015

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Almy's pond, newport, r.i

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Almy's pond, newport, r.i

Sale Date: January 13, 2015

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New England Hillside with Rocky Stream..., 1878

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New England Hillside with Rocky Stream..., 1878

Sale Date: November 22, 2014

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Waves pounding the coast, 1876

William Trost Richards

Waves pounding the coast, 1876

Sale Date: December 7, 2014

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Study of leaves and Study of plants (pair), 1860

William Trost Richards

Study of leaves and Study of plants (pair), 1860

Sale Date: November 21, 2014

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Autumn Landscape with Stream, 1881

William Trost Richards

Autumn Landscape with Stream, 1881

Sale Date: November 17, 2014

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Shaded Path

William Trost Richards

Shaded Path

Sale Date: November 19, 2014

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The Shores of Conanicut, Narragansett Bay..., 1898

William Trost Richards

The Shores of Conanicut, Narragansett Bay..., 1898

Sale Date: October 1, 2014

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Quiet Marsh at Daybreak, 1875

William Trost Richards

Quiet Marsh at Daybreak, 1875

Sale Date: October 1, 2014

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