Artist/Maker Alvan Fisher (American, 1792 - 1863)

Niagara: The American Falls

ca. 1821

Oil on linen

Overall: 34 1/8 x 48 1/4 in. ( 86.7 x 122.6 cm )
Framed: 41 5/8 in. × 55 1/2 in. × 4 in. (105.7 × 141 × 10.2 cm)

Gift of Arthur A. Jones

1948.25

Fisher first visited Niagara Falls in the summer of 1820, and over the course of his career painted ten or more views of this subject.

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