Charles Risdon

British, active 19th century

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This is a print depicting the top of a large waterfall and the surrounding landscape. The top of the waterfall is the central focus, with water flowing towards the left, forming a curve around the central falls. The water close by is blue and green, with white foamy areas. Some gray-brown rocks can be seen below the moving water. A rainbow appears in the mist on the left, leading down towards the unseen bottom of the falls. The sky is filled with clouds in pale pink and gray hues, and the distant background shows trees with autumnal colors.
Charles Risdon, Day and Son Lithographers, The Great Fall, Niagara, 1874, hand-colored chromolithograph on paperboard, Corcoran Collection, 2015.19.576

The Great Fall, Niagara

Charles Risdon, Day and Son Lithographers · 1874 · hand-colored chromolithograph on paperboard ·  Accession ID  2015.19.576