Niagara. Frederic Edwin Church.

Painted by Frederic Edwin Church in 1857, “Niagara” is highly naturalistic depiction of Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian Side. It brings the viewer to the lip of the falls, highlighting the impressive drop by painting in streams of water and cloudy mists. The only foreground object, a floating tree trunk, which might be confused for a branch but for the visible roots, provides a sense of the immense scale of the falls.

Church's extensive study of the falls allowed him to capture the effect of mist and turbulent water with unprecedented realism. Also visible on the distant horizon are a number of buildings, including Terrapin Tower, on the platform of which stands a tiny person.

The original work has a width of 7ft 7in (2.3 meters) and is more than twice as wide as it is high. The canvas's unusual proportions allowed him to paint a panoramic view from the Canadian side of the falls

In his history of Niagara Falls, Pierre Berton writes, "Of the hundreds of paintings made of Niagara, before Church and after him, this is by common consent the greatest."

• Fine, artist-grade cotton canvas.
• High image quality and detail.
• Hanging hooks pre-installed. 
• Indoor use only.
• Soft rubber dots provide support and stability for hanging.
• Printed using non-hazardous, non-toxic, non-flammable latex inks.
• Radiata pine frame sourced from FSC certified renewable forests.