Niagara Falls by Moonlight

Frederic Edwin Church, probably 1856

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Niagara Falls by Moonlight, probably 1856. graphite and white gouache.

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graphite and white gouache · Sheet: 11.6 x 16.4 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Niagara Falls by Moonlight
Artist: Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900)
Date: probably 1856
Medium: graphite and white gouache
Dimensions: Sheet: 11.6 x 16.4 cm (4 9/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Robert Arthur Mann
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1826–1900

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