Study of Ground Foliage (from Cropsey Album) — William Trost Richards

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Artist: William Trost Richards
Date: 1833
Medium: Graphite and white gouache on buff-colored wove paper
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Collection: The American Wing
Culture: American
Credit line: Purchase, Charles and Anita Blatt Gift, 1970

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