William Trost Richards

American painter (1833-1905)

† 1905 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 13 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Smithsonian American Art Museum · Art Institute of Chicago · Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery of Art · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

William Trost Richards was born on June 3, 1833 in Philadelphia and died on November 8, 1905 in New York City, aged 72. Recorded occupations: painter. Country of citizenship: United States. Associated movement: Hudson River school. Educated at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Honours include Temple Silver Medal / 2nd Place.

At a glance

Born: June 3, 1833 · Philadelphia
Died: November 8, 1905 · New York City
Age at death: 72
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: painter
Movements: Hudson River school
Education: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Honours: Temple Silver Medal / 2nd Place
Wikipedia editions: 13 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of William Trost Richards's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1905 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 8 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q1985982 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about William Trost Richards on Wikipedia.

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