(Pennsylvania/Rhode Island, 1833-1905)
Coast of Cornwall-View of Tintagel Castle, signed lower right "Wm. T. Richards.1883.", oil on canvas, 40-1/4 x 60-3/8 in.; fine 19th century gilt wood and composition Aesthetic movement frame crackle, remnant of varnish at right, scattered retouch affecting less that 5% of surface; frame with recent and fine conservation (report by William A. Lewin accompanies lot); lined, restrechted on new stretcher. Notes: Built in part by Richard, Earl of Cornwall in 1233, Tintagel Castle
has long been associated with the legend of King Arthur. In Geoffrey of Monmouth's [Historia Regum Britanniae], written in the 12th century, Tintagel is referred to as the place of Arthur's conception.
Sketches of Tintagel by William Trost Richards are held by the New York Historical Society and may be preliminary studies for this painting.. Provenance: Private South Carolina Collection

crackle, remnant of varnish at right, scattered retouch affecting less that 5% of surface; frame with recent and fine conservation (report by William A. Lewin accompanies lot); lined, restrechted on new stretcher