Drawing, Niagara Falls from the Base of Prospect Point, 1856 or 1858, Frederic Edwin Church, 1856 or 1858
Recto: the falls shown from the bottom of the american bank, to which a stairway leads from above. Verso: very rough sketch of a tree trunk leaning against a tree; a man climbs upon the first one. Date: 1856 or 1858. Dimensions: Sheet: 31.2 x 44.3 cm (12 5/16 x 17 7/16 in.); ; Frame H x W x D: 44.8 x 60.3 cm (17 5/8 x 23 3/4 in.). Medium: gouache, graphite, paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Niagara Falls from the Base of Prospect Point, 1856 or 1858 (CH 18199845)