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Thomas Davies: An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara  wikidata:Q22340561 reasonator:Q22340561
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Thomas Davies  (1737–1812)  wikidata:Q15520500 s:en:Author:Thomas Davies
 
Alternative names
Thos. Davies
Description English soldier, artist and naturalist
Date of birth/death circa  Edit this at Wikidata 16 March 1812 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Shooter's Hill Blackheath
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artist QS:P170,Q15520500
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Title
An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara
label QS:Len,"An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
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English: An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara / Done on the Spot by Thomas Davies Capt Royal Artillery. / The Perpendicular height of the Fall 162 feet Breadth about a Mile & Quarter / The Variety of Colours in the Woods shews the true Nature of the Country
Date 1762
date QS:P571,+1762-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium watercolor
Private collection
institution QS:P195,Q768717

References Christie's object ID: 5873997 Edit this at Wikidata
Source/Photographer Christie's, LotFinder: entry 5873997 (sale 11172, lot 126, London, 1 April 2015)

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