{"id":4390,"date":"2025-03-24T15:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/?p=4390"},"modified":"2025-03-24T15:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:36:11","slug":"william-trost-richards-tintagel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/william-trost-richards-tintagel\/","title":{"rendered":"William Trost Richards\u00a0Tintagel"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column4390_6ce2bb-da{max-width:100%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal:not(.kb-section-md-dir-vertical)>.kt-inside-inner-col>.kadence-column4390_6ce2bb-da{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;max-width:unset;margin-left:unset;margin-right:unset;}.kadence-column4390_6ce2bb-da > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4390_6ce2bb-da > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4390_6ce2bb-da > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4390_6ce2bb-da > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4390_6ce2bb-da > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4390_6ce2bb-da > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4390_6ce2bb-da{position:relative;}@media all and (min-width: 1025px){.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal>.kt-inside-inner-col>.kadence-column4390_6ce2bb-da{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;max-width:unset;margin-left:unset;margin-right:unset;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4390_6ce2bb-da > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-sm-dir-vertical:not(.kb-section-sm-dir-horizontal):not(.kb-section-sm-dir-specificity)>.kt-inside-inner-col>.kadence-column4390_6ce2bb-da{max-width:100%;-webkit-flex:1;flex:1;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;}.kadence-column4390_6ce2bb-da > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4390_6ce2bb-da mobile-section\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/lynch-logo.png\" alt=\"Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch Collection\" class=\"wp-image-2922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/lynch-logo.png 774w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/lynch-logo-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/lynch-logo-768x113.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4390_671f04-8c .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4390_671f04-8c .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#f1f1f1;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4390_671f04-8c .kt-divider{width:100%!important;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4390_671f04-8c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>William Trost Richards (1833\u20131905)<\/strong><br><em>Tintagel<\/em>, c. 1882\u201385<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oil on panel<br>McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Gift of William M. &amp; Alison S. Vareika \u201974, P\u201909, \u201915, LP\u201916, 2004.13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1220\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/wtr.jpg\" alt=\"Tintagel\" class=\"wp-image-4391\" style=\"width:1202px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/wtr.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/wtr-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/wtr-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/wtr-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/wtr-1536x1041.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f1f1f1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Jeffery Howe<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><br>Professor Emeritus, Art History<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/howe-6.jpg\" alt=\"Jeffery Howe\" class=\"wp-image-4347\" style=\"width:78px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/howe-6.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/howe-6-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This small oil sketch depicts the promontory of Tintagel, the legendary birthplace of King Arthur, at sunset. It is an unusually simple yet forceful composition. Richards spent many months in Great Britain between 1878 and 1880; he became fascinated with the geological formations along the rugged coast of Cornwall, as well as its mythic history as the home of King Arthur. Richards knew that the historic evidence for Arthur\u2019s legend was scant, and no trace of the castle ruins can be seen in this sketch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richards described the cliff setting on his first visit: \u201cAt the base are many caverns, one especially opens clear through the island and the sea ebbs and flows through it. [&#8230;] The breakers were rushing through the caves with a sound more melancholy than anything I ever heard, making a great wind as they passed.\u201d The drama of high rock cliffs and crashing waves makes a fitting setting for the romantic legend of the founder of Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richards, like La Farge, was rooted in the depiction of American landscape but both were also drawn to foreign locales\u2014Richards to Europe, and La Farge to Japan and the South Seas. They shared a particular love for Newport, Rhode Island, where both lived.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4390_822dc6-b6 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4390_822dc6-b6 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#f1f1f1;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4390_822dc6-b6 .kt-divider{width:100%!important;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4390_822dc6-b6\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"383\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/mcmullen-logo-gold-1024x383.png\" alt=\"Logo Gold\" class=\"wp-image-2910\" style=\"width:569px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/mcmullen-logo-gold-1024x383.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/mcmullen-logo-gold-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/mcmullen-logo-gold-768x287.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/mcmullen-logo-gold.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Trost Richards (1833\u20131905)Tintagel, c. 1882\u201385 Oil on panelMcMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Gift of William M. &amp; Alison S. Vareika \u201974, P\u201909, \u201915, LP\u201916, 2004.13 Jeffery HoweProfessor Emeritus, Art History This small oil sketch depicts the promontory of Tintagel, the legendary birthplace of King Arthur, at sunset. 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