Drawing, Niagara Falls, October 1856, Frederic Edwin Church, October 1856

A view of the eastern end of the horseshoe falls with the tower is shown at the center of the sheet. The falls crash dramatically downward onto rocks below. Date: October 1856. Dimensions: 27.5 x 31.3 cm (10 13/16 x 12 5/16 in.). Medium: gouache, graphite, paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Niagara Falls, October 1856 (CH 18197063)