The Falls from the Western End of the Chasm — Thomas Baines

Thomas Baines presents Victoria Falls from within the dramatic western reaches of the chasm, where immense cliffs frame cascading water and clouds of rising spray. Multiple falls descend from the distant plateau, their pale streams contrasting with dark rock faces and richly layered vegetation.

Fast-moving water enters the foreground beside trees, shrubs, and red-flowering plants, while a subtle rainbow crosses the mist near the opposite cliff. Deep greens, blue-greys, ochres, and warm earth tones give the landscape remarkable atmospheric depth. The original plate is titled The Falls from the Western End of the Chasm, with the subtitle From the Leaping Water and Three Rill Cliff, to Garden Island.

Artwork Details

• Artist/Creator: Thomas Baines
• Title: The Falls from the Western End of the Chasm
• Original title: The Falls from the Western End of the Chasm
• Series: The Victoria Falls, Zambesi River
• Date: 1865
• Period: Victorian era
• Place of Origin: London, England
• Medium: Color lithograph

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