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Tintagel on the Cornish Coast

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Date

1879

Artist

William Trost Richards (1833-1905)

Collection

Walters Art Museum

Image Link

http://art.thewalters.org/detail/8726

Description

Richards, a Philadelphia artist, first visited Tintagel on the Cornish coast in 1878. He recorded his impressions in a notebook which he subsequently drew upon in preparing a number of oil paintings and large gouaches.
Although the ruins visible on the cliffs date from the 13th century A.D., there is evidence of a sixth century substructure which lends credence to the legend that King Arthur was born on this site.
(Released under the GNU Free Documentation License)
Inscription: [Signature and date] Lower left: Wm. T. Richards 1879
Medium: gouache over pencil on paper.
Credit line: Gift in memory of Dr. Theodore L. Low, Director of Education from 1946 to 1980, by Josiah O. Low, Jr., Mary Low Fitch and Dorothy Low Newton in memory of their brother,1989.

Image Licence

CC0 1.0

Image Credit

Image source: The Walters Art Museum

Location

Tintagel Castle, Tintagel, England

Country

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Ruins
Cliffs
Coasts

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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