Niagara Falls from the Table Rock

published 1840

William James Bennett

Artist, American, born England, c. 1787 - 1844

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    image: 40.8 × 58.5 cm (16 1/16 × 23 1/16 in.)
    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 52.3 × 65.2 cm (20 9/16 × 25 11/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1985.64.128

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Mellon [1907-1999], Upperville, VA; gift to NGA, 1985.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate, below image: Painted & Engraved by W.J. Bennett; lower center in plate, below image: Niagara Falls from the Table Rock. / (4 lines of dedication and publication information); upper left verso in graphite: A 87692 Pair. S. 3260

Wikidata ID

Q74070501

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