DrawingsAmerican19th century

Niagara Falls (American 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

30.8 x 25.4 cm (12 1/8 x 10 in.)

Provenance

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

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