DrawingsAmerican19th century

Niagara Falls (Horseshoe Falls)

1878

Artists

William Morris HuntArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Pastel on blue-gray wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

28.3 x 45.7 cm (11 1/8 x 18 in.)

Provenance

John Murray Forbes; his daughter Sarah Forbes Hughes; her daughter Mrs. David (Dorothea) Simmons; gift of the Trustees of Naushon Trust, 1963.

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