Rocky Gorge with Rushing Stream and Birds, Graphite Sketch

A graphite sketch on cream paper shows a narrow rocky gorge with steep, shaded cliffs on both sides and a cloudy sky above. Turbulent water tumbles over stones in the foreground, and a few small birds fly across the sky between the rock walls.

Artist

William Trost Richards

Date

1885–90

Medium

Graphite on cream wove paper, bound

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1842 × 2714 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum