Richards, Frederick De Bourg "On Trout Run, Lycoming County.” [near Williamsport, Pennsylvania]

Frederick De Bourg Richards (1822-1903).  “On Trout Run, Lycoming County.” [near Williamsport, Pennsylvania]

1884.  5 x 5 7/8 (image).  Etching on heavy white wove paper.  Signed and dated in plate.  Faint mat burn in margins.  Else very good condition.

Frederick De Bourg Richards, born in Wilmington DE, was a landscape painter and photographer in Philadelphia.    Although he became well known for his large photographs, by 1865 Richards basically gave up photography in favor of painting and etching which consisted mostly of Pennsylvania landscapes.  He exhibited at Brooklyn Art Association (1875-76); the American Art Union, The National Academy of Design (1865-76) and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1848-91).  He died in Philadelphia in 1903 and is buried in West Laurel Hill cemetery.   This etching is a fine example of his work.