Detail View: The AMICA Library: A General View of the Falls of Niagara

AMICA ID: 
SAAM.1967.85
AMICA Library Year: 
1998
Object Type: 
Paintings
Creator Name: 
Fisher, Alvan
Creator Nationality: 
North American; American
Creator Role: 
Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 
1792-1863
Creator Name-CRT: 
Alvan Fisher
Title: 
A General View of the Falls of Niagara
Title Type: 
Title
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
1820
Creation Start Date: 
1820
Creation End Date: 
1820
Materials and Techniques: 
oil on canvas
Dimensions: 
34 3/8 x 48 1/4 in. (87.2 x 122.3 cm.)
AMICA Contributor: 
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Owner Location: 
Washington, DC, USA
ID Number: 
1967.85
Credit Line: 
Museum purchase
Inscriptions: 
lower left in oil: A. Fisher pixt 1820frame verso left in crayon: Castanostretcherstamped: J.B. Wiggin and Co./Gilders and makers of/Artists Stretchers, Canvas,/...cardboard backing upper left in pencil: 4/6/49/143 Newbury St. Boston Mass.
Copyright: 
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
SAAM.1967.85.tif