Frederick Edwin Church, Falls of Niagara (1857)
nCompare this painting with a photograph taken near the same spot in 2000.
Niagara Falls was a favorite subject for paintings because of the natural force and beauty that it represented.
More images of paintings of Niagara Falls are available at the Niagara Falls in Art site. http://www.sunyniagara.cc.ny.us/homepags/Knechtel/hudson.html