Distant View of Niagara Falls

Thomas Cole, 1830

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Distant View of Niagara Falls, 1830. Oil on wood panel.

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Oil on wood panel · 47.9 × 60.6 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Distant View of Niagara Falls
Artist: Thomas Cole (American, born England, 1801–1848)
Date: 1830
Medium: Oil on wood panel
Dimensions: 47.9 × 60.6 cm (18 7/8 × 23 7/8 in.)
Credit line: Friends of American Art Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1801–1848

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