Thomas Moran

The Rapids Above Niagara

1886

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Etching and aquatint in black on tan wove paper
Dimensions
Plate: 15 × 20.4 cm (5 15/16 × 8 1/16 in.); Sheet: 30 × 44.5 cm (11 13/16 × 17 9/16 in.)
Collection no.
2013.819
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

The Rapids Above Niagara — Thomas Moran. 1886.

Medium: Etching and aquatint in black on tan wove paper. Dimensions: Plate: 15 × 20.4 cm (5 15/16 × 8 1/16 in.); Sheet: 30 × 44.5 cm (11 13/16 × 17 9/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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