Washington F. Friend (1820-1886)

A panoramic view of Niagara Falls, taken from above the Horse-shoe Falls, the Clifton House Hotel and Railway Suspension Bridge seen below the Falls

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Washington F. Friend (1820-1886)
A panoramic view of Niagara Falls, taken from above the Horse-shoe Falls, the Clifton House Hotel and Railway Suspension Bridge seen below the Falls
signed ‘W.F.Friend’ (lower left)
watercolour heightened with white on paper
18 ¼ x 58 ½in. (46.3 x 148.6cm.)

Provenance

T. Lucas Esq., 12 Kensington Palace Gardens.
with William Permain, 35 King Street, St James’ Square, London.

Exhibited

London, Alexandra Palace of Art & Industry (label attached to the backing paper).

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Lot Essay

Painted c.1865. There is another version in the Royal Collection (RL21529), purchased in 1865, with a companion view 'Niagara Falls seen from below' (RL21530). A variant of the latter is in the Art Gallery of Ontario.

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