The Falls by Sunrise — Thomas Baines

Thomas Baines presents Victoria Falls at sunrise as an expansive landscape dominated by an immense column of rising spray. A monumental twisting tree anchors the foreground, while the falls appear beyond it amid dense vegetation and a softly illuminated morning sky.

Cool blue-grey mist meets peach and golden light along the horizon, with layered greens and earthy browns giving depth to the surrounding landscape. Small groups of figures move through the foreground, emphasizing the extraordinary scale of the scene. The original caption identifies the view as The Falls by Sunrise, with the “Spray Cloud” Rising 1,200 Feet, an atmospheric 19th-century representation of Victoria Falls by Thomas Baines.

Artwork Details

• Artist/Creator: Thomas Baines
• Title: The Falls by Sunrise
• Original title: The Falls by Sunrise, with the “Spray Cloud” Rising 1,200 Feet
• Series: The Victoria Falls, Zambesi River
• Date: 1865
• Period: Victorian era
• Place of Origin: London, England
• Medium: Color lithograph

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• Paper weight: 200 gsm (80 lb).
• Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
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• Frame dimensions: Approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) deep and 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide.
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