Course of Empire Series Page

The Course of Empire Series The Savage State The Arcadian or Pastoral State The Consummation of Empire Destruction Desolation Thomas Cole, The Course of Empire, 1833-36. Oil on canvas, The New-York Historical Society. WithThe Course of Empire, Thomas Cole achieved...

The Arcadian or Pastoral State

The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State Thomas Cole. Oil on canvas, 1834, 39 ½ x 63 ½ in. Collection of The New-York Historical Society, 1858.2. About Decode Compare Cole's Process Cole's Words Locate About The second picture must be the...

Falls of the Kaaterskill

Falls of the Kaaterskill Thomas Cole. Oil on canvas, 1826, 43 x 36 in. The Westervelt-Warner Museum of American Art in Tuscaloosa, AL. About Decode Compare Cole's Process Cole's Words Locate New York City merchant William Gracie commissioned Falls of the...