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Purgatory Cliff

1876
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Object Information
  • Title: Purgatory Cliff
  • Artist: William Trost Richards (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1833–1905 Newport, Rhode Island)
  • Date: 1876
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Watercolor and gouache on light tan wove paper
  • Dimensions: 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966
  • Object Number: 67.55.141
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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