American William Trost Richards (1833-1905) 1863 Watercolor Painting

Up for your consideration RARE William Trost Richards (1833-1905) 1863 watercolor on paper. Signed with initials and dated 1863 on the lower right. Excellent condition. By 1855 Richards and marine-landscape painter William Stanley Hasseltine (1835-1900) sailed for Dusseldorf where Richards studied with Leutze and Albert Bierstadt, the latter of whom inspired Richards.