Nationality: American
Born-Died: 1826-1900
Creation Date: 1867Size: 101.3 x 89.5 inch (257.5 x 227.3 cm)
Media: Oil on canvas
Location: The National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK
This is one of two incredible paintings of Niagara Falls painted by Frederic Church. I will post the second painting tomorrow. When I was in Scotland I was fortunate to see this painting regularly. I was surprised to discover how painterly it is, particularly in the rocks near the bottom.
I'm posting this painting because my wife and I just saw visited Niagara Falls yesterday. Although I didn't have a copy of this painting with me, I briefly tried to find the spot Church took this view from, but I don't think that location is accessible anymore. In any case, below are some of our photos of the falls. If I have a chance, I'll try to get a better photo and perhaps I can find Church's spot.
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