The Falls of Niagara

William Birch, The Falls of Niagara, ca. 1827, enameled copper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.37
Copied William Birch, The Falls of Niagara, ca. 1827, enameled copper, sight 2 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄4 in. (6.7 x 5.7 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.37
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Artwork Details

Title
The Falls of Niagara
Artist
Date
ca. 1827
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄4 in. (6.7 x 5.7 cm) rectangle
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
enameled copper
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group
  • Landscape — waterfall — Niagara Falls
  • Landscape — New York — Niagara Falls
Object Number
1980.37
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.37

Artwork Description

This miniature shows the American falls at Niagara, seen from below. This unusual view is explained by the artist, who wrote on the back: “This wild oblique sketch from the corner of the falls of Niagara . . . gives in my opinion a greater idea of the magnitude than the front view where the distance necessary loses its immensity.”