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Red sandstone sea stack rising from calm turquoise lake water, with a steamboat in the distance and forested cliffs at left.

The Sphynx, Apostle Islands, Lake Superior

A hand-colored photomechanical print shows a red sandstone sea stack balanced on a wider rock base in calm turquoise water. A small steamboat and a rowboat sit on the lake, with forested cliffs at left and a pale sky at right.

Artist
Unidentified
Date
1898
Medium
chromolithograph
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2366 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1898).
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