Falls of Niagara
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| Falls of Niagara | |
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| Artist | Richard Wilson |
| Year | 1774 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 154 cm × 185 cm (61 in × 73 in) |
| Location | Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton |
Falls of Niagara is a 1774 landscape painting by the British artist Richard Wilson.[1] It depicts a view of Niagara Falls.[2] Wilson had never visited North America, but based this scene on a sketch produced by an officer of the Royal Artillery. It was likely commissioned by the engraver William Byrne who planned to make a print based on the picture. It is strikingly different from many of Wilson's paintings, more obviously reflecting the Sublime that would become such a feature during the Romantic movement.[3]
The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1774 held in Pall Mall in London.[4] Today it is in the collection of the Wolverhampton Art Gallery which acquired it in 1884.[5]
