Tintagel Castle, Cornwall
Artist
William Trost Richards
(American, 1833-1905)
Dateca. 1890s
MediumGouache and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsOverall: 4 9/16 x 6 3/4 in. (11.6 x 17.1 cm)
ClassificationsAmerican art
Credit LineGift of Edith Ballinger Price
Object number94.24.27
Terms
- Black
- White
On View
Not on viewLabel TextTintagel Castle, Cornwall, ca. 1890s Gouache and watercolor on wove paper Richards and many other travelers admired the dramatic landscape around the ruins of Tintagel Castle in southwest England, the legendary birthplace of King Arthur. The artist wrote to a friend after one visit: The breakers were rushing through the caves with a sound more melancholy than anything I ever heard, making a great wind as they passed…. Outside were the fierce contortions of the slate rock…. We climbed a zig zag path on the steep rock, hoping to get inside of the castle walls…. [T]he whirling of the sea far down and the blowing of the wind up there made us giddy and we were glad to get down safely…. I wish I could in any way give the impression of size and height, and the added power of the sea. Gift of Edith Ballinger Price 94.24.27
