Horseshoe Falls, Niagara River, Canada

A pale graphite and white gouache sketch on gray-green paper shows a broad cataract edged by dark, rocky ledges that spill over a flat horizon. A small tower stands at the far left, and faint highlights suggest rushing water and mist.

Artist

Frederic Edwin Church

Date

1856 or 1858

Medium

Graphite and white gouache on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

4000 × 2558 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum