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Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.55
Medium:
Paper, linen backing
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Luce Center
Niagara Falls from Above; verso: sketch of Niagara Falls Area
Object Number:
1954.2
Date:
c. 1766
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink, gouache, and graphite with selective glazing; graphite
Dimensions:
sheet: 13 1/2 x 20 3/4 in. (34.3 x 52.7 cm)
Marks:
Verso: graphite sketch, inscribed at upper center in graphite: "Falls of Niagara"
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed at upper center in graphite: "Falls of Niagara"
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Purchase, Traveller's Fund, James S. Cushman, and Foster-Jarvis Fund
Provenance:
Earl of Derby (from an album of 50 drawings), Knowsley, Lancashire, England; Christie's London, October, 1953; Frank T. Sabin Gallery, London; Old pPrint Shop, New York City, 1953
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
