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, 1834-1836, oil on canvas, 39 ¼ x 63 ¼ in., New-York Historical Society, Gift of the New-York Gallery of the...

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, Falls of the Kaaterskill, 1826, oil on canvas, Private Collection  About Decode Compare Cole's Process Cole's Words Locate New York City merchant William Gracie commissioned Falls of the Kaaterskill upon the immediate...