Title

Horseshoe Falls, Niagara

Date

1831

Creator

Alexander, Sir James E

Provenance

Donated by Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation, June 1987

Watercolour wash over print

Original held in the Sigmund Samuel Collection, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

Extent

50.7 x 38.9 cm

Is Part Of

Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection

Niagara Parks Commission Collection

Description

en-CA From a watercolour 11 8/8 x 14 9/16 (289 x 367) in the Sigmund Samuel Collection, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto #965.125 Inscribed l.l. recto of mount Horseshoe fall - Niagara 1831 -J.E.A. The figure of Francis Abbott, the 'Hermit of Niagara' is shown hanging in a customart pose from a beam of timber projecting from Terrapin Bridge over the falls. Abbott took up residence on Goat Island from June 1829 until his death by drowning on June 10, 1831.

en-CA Colour tint by Erna Jahnke

en-CA Research by George A. Seibel

en-CA Work done under Government of Canada Local Initiative Grant CK1071-3-1977; Canada Works Grant 2959 EKG 1977-78

Type

Still Image

Medium

Hand colour tinted print

Subject

Niagara Falls - Horseshoe Falls

Niagara Falls - General

Niagara River - Lower

Location

Canada - Ontario

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=414511

locator

NPC-1

Rights

Public domain

Date Created

2016-01-06

Date Modified

2016-08-18