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An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara
ArtistThomas Davies
Year1762 (1762)
TypeWatercolour
Dimensions34.3 cm × 50.2 cm (13 1/2 in × 19 3/4 in)

An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara is a historic watercolour of Niagara Falls painted on site by Thomas Davies (c. 1737–1812) in 1762. It was the first eyewitness painting and the first accurate view of the falls.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Captain Thomas Davies (1737–1812): An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara". Christie's. 1 April 2015.
  2. ^ Dickenson (1998), p. 195.

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