# Old Russian Trading Post, Sitka

**Theodore J. Richardson** (born Readfield, ME 1855-died Minneapolis, MN 1914)  
ca. 1880-1914  
watercolor on paper  
11 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (28.6 x 24.5 cm)

Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1985.66.326,805. [The museum's record](https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=20895).

## About this work

Theodore J. Richardson painted this in about 1880-1914, aged about 25. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Watercolour.** Pigment in gum arabic, thinned with water and laid in transparent washes. Nothing white is painted: the light is the paper showing through.

### [Theodore J. Richardson](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/theodore-j-richardson)

born Readfield, ME 1855-died Minneapolis, MN 1914

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- The artist was about 25
- Real size: about 11 × 9½ in (29 × 25 cm). The 8 × 10 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: Commercial, Landscapes, Architecture, Sitka, Figure group, Store
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

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