Hand-colored aquatint of a waterfall on a river framed by tall trees, with a distant building on a hill under a pale sky.

Falls of St. Anthony on the Mississippi, aquatint by John Hill

A hand-colored aquatint of a wooded river scene, with a waterfall spilling across a broad rocky ledge in the center and a distant building on a hill beneath a pale sky. Tall trees frame the view on both sides, and a grassy bank leads the eye toward the falls.

Artist: John Hill
Date: 1819/21
Medium: Aquatint with etching and hand-coloring on cream wove paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1124 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1821).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Print and Drawing Club

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