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Object Type
print
Museum number
1853,0709.539
Title
Object:
Les chutes du Niagara - le fer à cheval
(Niagara Falls - the Horse shoe)
Description
The Niagara falls, with figures visiting the site in the foreground, and steamboat at the bottom of the falls. 1852 Aquatint and etched lines
Producer name
After:
Hippolyte Victor Valentin Sebron
Print made by:
Friedrich Salathé
Published by:
Goupil
Printed by:
Goupil
School/style
French
Production date
1852
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Printed in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
aquatint
Dimensions
Height:
716 millimetres
Width:
1068 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
A pair to 1853,0112.36.
Location
Not on display
Subjects
tourism
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
Niagara Falls
Acquisition name
From:
Anonymous
Acquisition date
1853
Acquisition notes
Acquired under the Copyright Act.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1853,0709.539