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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William Trost Richards (1,238 results)
The Cornish Rocks, 1880

William Trost Richards

The Cornish Rocks, 1880

Sale Date: May 19, 2004

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Mackeral Cove, Conanicut Island, 1882

William Trost Richards

Mackeral Cove, Conanicut Island, 1882

Sale Date: May 19, 2004

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Canaan, Connecticut, 1890–1899

William Trost Richards

Canaan, Connecticut, 1890–1899

Sale Date: May 18, 2004

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Along a rocky coast

William Trost Richards

Along a rocky coast

Sale Date: May 6, 2004

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Seascape, Italy, 1893–1893

William Trost Richards

Seascape, Italy, 1893–1893

Sale Date: March 31, 2004

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Sea, rock, and mist, 1905–1905

William Trost Richards

Sea, rock, and mist, 1905–1905

Sale Date: March 31, 2004

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Rocky seascape, 1903–1903

William Trost Richards

Rocky seascape, 1903–1903

Sale Date: March 21, 2004

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Seascape depicting choppy ocean

William Trost Richards

Seascape depicting choppy ocean

Sale Date: March 3, 2004

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Rocky promontory

William Trost Richards

Rocky promontory

Sale Date: December 19, 2003

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Moulin Hues Bay, Guernsey, 1890–1895

William Trost Richards

Moulin Hues Bay, Guernsey, 1890–1895

Sale Date: December 14, 2003

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Rocky coast, 1890–1890

William Trost Richards

Rocky coast, 1890–1890

Sale Date: December 4, 2003

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Rocky surf off Rhode Island, 1898–1898

William Trost Richards

Rocky surf off Rhode Island, 1898–1898

Sale Date: December 3, 2003

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A gentle surf

William Trost Richards

A gentle surf

Sale Date: October 30, 2003

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The beach at Graycliff (Conanicut,..., 1895–1895

William Trost Richards

The beach at Graycliff (Conanicut,..., 1895–1895

Sale Date: October 30, 2003

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Conanicut Island from Gray Cliff,..., 1882–1900

William Trost Richards

Conanicut Island from Gray Cliff,..., 1882–1900

Sale Date: October 30, 2003

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The rocky coast, 1889–1889

William Trost Richards

The rocky coast, 1889–1889

Sale Date: October 23, 2003

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Crashing waves on a rocky coast, 1887–1887

William Trost Richards

Crashing waves on a rocky coast, 1887–1887

Sale Date: October 23, 2003

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Inlet on a rocky coast, 1899–1899

William Trost Richards

Inlet on a rocky coast, 1899–1899

Sale Date: October 23, 2003

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Coastal scene, 1871–1871

William Trost Richards

Coastal scene, 1871–1871

Sale Date: October 23, 2003

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Off the coast, 1901–1901

William Trost Richards

Off the coast, 1901–1901

Sale Date: October 9, 2003

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Rocky coastline at sunset, 1897–1897

William Trost Richards

Rocky coastline at sunset, 1897–1897

Sale Date: October 9, 2003

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On the New England coast

William Trost Richards

On the New England coast

Sale Date: October 9, 2003

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A summer afternoon, 1894–1894

William Trost Richards

A summer afternoon, 1894–1894

Sale Date: September 28, 2003

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Preparing for the storm, 1880–1889

William Trost Richards

Preparing for the storm, 1880–1889

Sale Date: September 12, 2003

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