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Painting of Horseshoe Falls at Niagara with white water pouring over a rock ledge, a rainbow arching over the mist, and small figures on a grassy bank.

The Great Horseshoe Fall, Niagara

A broad panoramic painting shows the curved Horseshoe Falls thundering white over a dark rock ledge beneath a stormy sky. A double rainbow arcs over the mist, while small figures gather on the grassy bank in the lower foreground beside tall evergreens.

Artist
Alvan Fisher
Date
1820
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2109 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1820).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: La Gran Catarata en Herradura, Niágara

Una amplia pintura panorámica muestra las curvas de las Cataratas Herradura, que caen blancas y estruendosas sobre un borde rocoso bajo un cielo tormentoso. Un doble arcoíris cruza la neblina, mientras pequeñas figuras se reúnen en la orilla cubierta de hierba, junto a altos pinos.

Português: A Grande Queda em Ferradura, Niágara

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