Niagara Falls, (painting)

Object Details

Notes

Driscoll, John, "All That is Glorious Around Us: Paintings from the Hudson River School," Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1997, pg. 125.

Summary

View looking from the rocky bank of the Niagara River as it tumbles over the edge of the falls and erupts into clouds of mist. In the distance the Niagara River can be seen traveling past a small town.

Data Source

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Date

1858

Control number

IAP 8A990027

painter

Rossiter, Thomas Prichard 1818-1871

Type

Paintings

Medium

Oil on canvas

Topic

Landscape--River--Niagara River

Landscape--Waterfall--Niagara Falls

Landscape--Town

Record ID

siris_ari_404074

Usage

Usage conditions apply