Frederick Christian Lewis
A View of the West Branch, of the Falls of Niagara: taken from the Table Rock, looking up the River, over the Rapids
Engraver
Frederick Christian Lewis(English, 1779–1856)English, 1779–1856
Artistafter
John Vanderlyn (American, 1775–1852)American, 1775–1852
CultureEnglish
Titles
- A View of the West Branch, of the Falls of Niagara: taken from the Table Rock, looking up the River, over the Rapids
Datec. 1804
Place depictedNew York, United States
Printed inLondon, England
MediumAquatint in colors with watercolor and gouache hand coloring on wove paper, proof before lettering
DimensionsPlate: 20 3/4 × 29 7/8 in. (52.7 × 75.9 cm)
Sheet: 23 3/4 × 31 7/8 in. (60.3 × 81 cm)
Sheet: 23 3/4 × 31 7/8 in. (60.3 × 81 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Hal Pontez, Brock Hudson, and John Cardwell in honor of William J. Hill at "One Great Night in November, 2016"
Object numberB.2016.7
Not on view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Provenance[Donald A. Heald, New York, as of 2012]; purchased by MFAH, 2016.
Exhibition History"Virginia Arcadia: The Natural Bridge in American Art," Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, February 6–August 1, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed in ink, below image, left: J. Vanderlyn pinsc t 1801
Recto: Signed in ink, below image, right: F.C. Lewis Sculpt.
Recto: Inscribed in ink, below image: CA View of the West Branch, of the Falls of Niagara; taken from the Table Rock, looking up the River over the Rapids.
Verso: [inaccessible]
Recto, lower right: J WHATMAN // 1801
Recto: Signed in ink, below image, right: F.C. Lewis Sculpt.
Recto: Inscribed in ink, below image: CA View of the West Branch, of the Falls of Niagara; taken from the Table Rock, looking up the River over the Rapids.
Verso: [inaccessible]
Recto, lower right: J WHATMAN // 1801
Recto, inscribed by hand in brown ink over graphite, below image, left: J. Vanderlyn pinxt. 1801.
Recto, inscribed by hand in brown ink over graphite, below image, right: F. C. Lewis sculpt.
Recto, inscribed by hand in brown ink over graphite, below image, center: A View, of the West Branch, of the Falls of Niagara; taken from the Table Rock, looking up the River over the Rapids.
Recto, inscribed by hand in brown ink over graphite, below image, right: F. C. Lewis sculpt.
Recto, inscribed by hand in brown ink over graphite, below image, center: A View, of the West Branch, of the Falls of Niagara; taken from the Table Rock, looking up the River over the Rapids.
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