Niagara Falls in Winter

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1868

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Niagara Falls in Winter, 1868. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 30.5 × 50.8 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Niagara Falls in Winter
Artist: Jasper Francis Cropsey American, 1823–1900
Date: 1868
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30.5 × 50.8 cm (12 × 20 in.)
Credit line: A. A. McKay Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1823–1900

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