Niagara Falls and the Rapids

John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816–1872)

about 1851

Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas

Dimensions41.59 x 61.59 cm (16 3/8 x 24 1/4 in.)

Credit LineBequest of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815-1865

Accession number48.439

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ProvenanceAbout 1851, the artist; in the artist's studio at time of his death in 1872; 1872, sold National Academy of Design, New York, memorial exhibition to J.R. Kellogg, New York. 1945, with Harry Shaw Newman, New York; 1945, sold by Harry Shaw Newman to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I.; 1948, bequest of Martha C. (Mrs. Maxim) Karolik to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 3, 1948)