Thomas Cole

Thomas Cole

1801 — 1848

19th-century American painter (1801-1848)

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Works

Brock's Monument

Brock's Monument

Expulsion: Moon and Firelight

Expulsion: Moon and Firelight

Thomas Cole Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Kneeling Male Figure

Kneeling Male Figure

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

Landscape Sketch

Landscape Sketch

Thomas Cole Indianapolis Museum of Art

Schroon Lake

Summer Twilight

Summer Twilight

The Cross and the World Study for -The Pilgrim of the World on His Journey

The Cross and the World Study for -The Pilgrim of the World on His Journey

Watkins Glen; verso: Landscape

Watkins Glen; verso: Landscape

Thomas Cole Harvard Art Museums

Dead Rising from Tombs

Dead Rising from Tombs

Thomas Cole Princeton University Art Museum

Italian Landscape (formerly The Catskills from Saugerties)

Italian Landscape (formerly The Catskills from Saugerties)

Thomas Cole Fralin Museum of Art

Man in a High Hat

Man in a High Hat

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

Salvator Rosa Sketching Banditti

Salvator Rosa Sketching Banditti

Thomas Cole Museum of Fine Arts Boston

A Snow Squall

Study of a Tree

Study of a Tree

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

View of Fort Putnam

View of Fort Putnam

Thomas Cole Terra Museum of American Art

Lake with Dead Trees (Catskill)

Lake with Dead Trees (Catskill)

Thomas Cole Allen Memorial Art Museum

Landscape

View on the Schoharie

View on the Schoharie

Thomas Cole Fenimore Art Museum

Kaaterskill Falls

Kaaterskill Falls

Thomas Cole Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Kaaterskill Falls

Kaaterskill Falls

Lake Winnepesaukee

Lake Winnepesaukee

Landscape with Indian

Landscape with Indian

Thomas Cole Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Landscape, the Seat of Mr. Featherstonhaugh in the Distance

Landscape, the Seat of Mr. Featherstonhaugh in the Distance

Mountain Sunrise, Catskill

Mountain Sunrise, Catskill

Scene from “The Last of the Mohicans,” Cora Kneeling at the Feet of Tamenund

Scene from “The Last of the Mohicans,” Cora Kneeling at the Feet of Tamenund

Sunrise in the Catskill Mountains

Sunrise in the Catskill Mountains

Thomas Cole National Gallery of Art

The Last of the Mohicans: The Death of Cora

The Last of the Mohicans: The Death of Cora

The Tempest

Thomas Cole High Museum of Art

View in the White Mountains

View in the White Mountains

Thomas Cole Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

View of the Round-Top in the Catskill Mountains

View of the Round-Top in the Catskill Mountains

Thomas Cole Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Autumn in the Catskills

Autumn in the Catskills

Thomas Cole Arnot Art Museum

Landscape Composition: Saint John in the Wilderness

Landscape Composition: Saint John in the Wilderness

Thomas Cole Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire

Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire

Peace At Sunset

Peace At Sunset

Thomas Cole Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Sunny Morning on the Hudson River

Sunny Morning on the Hudson River

The Clove, Catskills

The Clove, Catskills

Thomas Cole New Britain Museum of American Art

View near the Village of Catskill

View near the Village of Catskill

Thomas Cole M. H. de Young Memorial Museum

Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

Thomas Cole Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Gelyna

Landscape with Dead Tree

Landscape with Dead Tree

Thomas Cole Rhode Island School of Design Museum

The Garden of Eden

The Garden of Eden

Thomas Cole Amon Carter Museum of American Art

View of Monte Video Seat of Daniel Wadsworth Esq

View of Monte Video Seat of Daniel Wadsworth Esq

View on Lake Winnipiseogee

View on Lake Winnipiseogee

Thomas Cole Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge

The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge

Thomas Cole Smithsonian American Art Museum

Distant View of Niagara Falls

Distant View of Niagara Falls

Morning Mist Rising In Plymouth, New Hampshire

Morning Mist Rising In Plymouth, New Hampshire

A Wild Scene

Thomas Cole Baltimore Museum of Art

Catskill Scenery

Catskill Scenery

Thomas Cole Saint Louis Art Museum

Four Times of Day in Italy

Four Times of Day in Italy

Italian Scenery

Italian Scenery

Thomas Cole Memorial Art Gallery

Landscape (Moonlight)

Landscape (Moonlight)

Romantic Landscape with Ruined Tower

Romantic Landscape with Ruined Tower

Ruined Castle and River

Ruined Castle and River

Thomas Cole Brooklyn Museum

The Cascatelli, Tivoli, Looking Towards Rome

The Cascatelli, Tivoli, Looking Towards Rome

Thomas Cole Columbus Museum of Art

The Course of Empire

The Course of Empire

The Vesper Hymn

The Vesper Hymn

Thomas Cole Yale University Art Gallery

View of Sicily

Thomas Cole Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Study for Standing Shepherd

Study for Standing Shepherd

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

Study for The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds

Study for The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds

Thomas Cole Chrysler Museum of Art

Study for The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds

Study for The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds

Thomas Cole Chrysler Museum of Art

The Dead Abel

Tornado in an American Forest

Tornado in an American Forest

Thomas Cole National Gallery of Art

A View near Tivoli (Morning)

A View near Tivoli (Morning)

Thomas Cole Metropolitan Museum of Art

Aqueduct near Rome

Aqueduct near Rome

Thomas Cole Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum

Arch of Nero, Tivoli

Arch of Nero, Tivoli

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

Interior of the Colosseum, Rome

Interior of the Colosseum, Rome

Ruins of Paestum

Ruins of Paestum

Thomas Cole New Britain Museum of American Art

Sunset, View on the Catskill

Sunset, View on the Catskill

The Colosseum

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

Italian Scene Composition

Italian Scene Composition

Scene from Byron’s “Manfred”

Scene from Byron’s “Manfred”

Thomas Cole Yale University Art Gallery

Study for a Scene from Lord Byron’s “Manfred”

Study for a Scene from Lord Byron’s “Manfred”

Thomas Cole Yale University Art Gallery

Study for The Course of Empire–The Savage State

Study for The Course of Empire–The Savage State

Sunset, View on the Catskill

Sunset, View on the Catskill

The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds

The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds

Thomas Cole Chrysler Museum of Art

The Titan's Goblet

The Titan's Goblet

Thomas Cole Metropolitan Museum of Art

Autumn Twilight, View of Corway Peak [Mount Chocorua], New Hampshire

Autumn Twilight, View of Corway Peak [Mount Chocorua], New Hampshire

Moonlight

Summer Twilight, A Recollection of a Scene in New-England

Summer Twilight, A Recollection of a Scene in New-England

The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State

The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State

The Course of Empire–The Savage State

The Course of Empire–The Savage State

Thomas Cole Princeton University Art Museum

John Gallier (1799-1881)

John Gallier (1799-1881)

Studies of Animal Heads

Studies of Animal Heads

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

Tornado

Sketch for View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow)

Sketch for View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow)

Thomas Cole Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Course of Empire: Consummation

The Course of Empire: Consummation

The Course of Empire: Desolation

The Course of Empire: Desolation

The Course of Empire: Destruction

The Course of Empire: Destruction

The Course of Empire: The Savage State

The Course of Empire: The Savage State

The Oxbow

Thomas Cole Metropolitan Museum of Art

Clouds

Thomas Cole Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sketch for Ohio State Capitol Design

Sketch for Ohio State Capitol Design

Thomas Cole National Gallery of Art

The Departure

Thomas Cole National Gallery of Art

The Return

Thomas Cole National Gallery of Art

View of Florence

View of Florence

Thomas Cole Cleveland Museum of Art

View on the Arno, near Florence

View on the Arno, near Florence

Thomas Cole Worcester Art Museum

View on the Catskill Early Autumn

View on the Catskill Early Autumn

Thomas Cole Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wooded Landscape with Figures

Wooded Landscape with Figures

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

Dream of Arcadia

Dream of Arcadia

Thomas Cole Denver Art Museum

North Mountain and Catskill Creek

North Mountain and Catskill Creek

Thomas Cole Yale University Art Gallery

Romantic Landscape with Ruined Tower

Romantic Landscape with Ruined Tower

Thomas Cole National Gallery of Art

Study for "Dream of Arcadia"

Study for "Dream of Arcadia"

The Past

Thomas Cole Mead Art Museum

The Present

Thomas Cole Mead Art Museum

View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, New York, After a Storm

View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, New York, After a Storm

Thomas Cole Cleveland Museum of Art

New England Scenery

New England Scenery

Portage Falls on the Genesee

Portage Falls on the Genesee

The Architect's Dream

The Architect's Dream

Thomas Cole Toledo Museum of Art

The Notch of the White Mountains

The Notch of the White Mountains

Thomas Cole National Gallery of Art

Landscape

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

Landscape

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

Sunset in the Catskills

Sunset in the Catskills

Thomas Cole Museum of Fine Arts Boston

The Fountain of Vaucluse

The Fountain of Vaucluse

Thomas Cole Dallas Museum of Art

The Gardens of the Van Rensselaer Manor House

The Gardens of the Van Rensselaer Manor House

Valley of the Vaucluse

Valley of the Vaucluse

Catskill Mountain House: The Four Elements

Catskill Mountain House: The Four Elements

House, Mount Desert, Maine

House, Mount Desert, Maine

Thomas Cole Harvard Art Museums

Indian at Sunset

Indian at Sunset

Study for "Catskill Creek"

Study for "Catskill Creek"

Thomas Cole National Gallery of Art

Study for The Cross and the World

Study for The Cross and the World

Thomas Cole Brooklyn Museum

Study for The Pilgrim of the World at the End of His Journey

Study for The Pilgrim of the World at the End of His Journey

Thomas Cole Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Cross and the World Study

The Cross and the World Study

The Cross and the World: The Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey

The Cross and the World: The Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey

Thomas Cole Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Cross and the World: The Pilgrim of the World on his Journey

The Cross and the World: The Pilgrim of the World on his Journey

Italian Landscape

Italian Landscape

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

Landscape, The Vesper Hymn: An Italian Twilight

Landscape, The Vesper Hymn: An Italian Twilight

Thomas Cole Toledo Museum of Art

The Voyage of Life

The Voyage of Life

Thomas Cole National Gallery of Art

View of the Quirinal from the Pincian Gardens

View of the Quirinal from the Pincian Gardens

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

In the Simmental, Switzerland

In the Simmental, Switzerland

Mount Aetna from Taormina

Mount Aetna from Taormina

Mount Aetna from Taormina

Mount Aetna from Taormina

The Temple of Segesta with the Artist Sketching

The Temple of Segesta with the Artist Sketching

Thomas Cole Museum of Fine Arts Boston

The Voyage of Life: Childhood

The Voyage of Life: Childhood

Thomas Cole National Gallery of Art

The Voyage of Life: Manhood

The Voyage of Life: Manhood

Thomas Cole National Gallery of Art

The Voyage of Life: Old Age

The Voyage of Life: Old Age

Thomas Cole National Gallery of Art

The Voyage of Life: Youth

The Voyage of Life: Youth

Thomas Cole National Gallery of Art

View of Mount Etna

View of Mount Etna

Thomas Cole Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

An Italian Autumn

An Italian Autumn

Thomas Cole Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Angels Ministering to Christ in the Wilderness

Angels Ministering to Christ in the Wilderness

Thomas Cole Worcester Art Museum

Mount Etna from Taormina

Mount Etna from Taormina

Thomas Cole Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

River in the Catskills

River in the Catskills

Thomas Cole Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Roman Campagna

Thomas Cole Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

A View of the Two Lakes and Mountain House, Catskill Mountains, Morning

A View of the Two Lakes and Mountain House, Catskill Mountains, Morning

Thomas Cole Brooklyn Museum

American Lake Scene

American Lake Scene

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

The Mill, Sunset

The Mill, Sunset

Thomas Cole The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

The Vale and Temple of Segestae, Sicily

The Vale and Temple of Segestae, Sicily

The Vale of Calatafimi and Temple of Segesta, Sicily

The Vale of Calatafimi and Temple of Segesta, Sicily

View of the Thames

View of the Thames

Thomas Cole Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Catskill Creek, New York

Catskill Creek, New York

II Penseroso

Thomas Cole Los Angeles County Museum of Art

L-Allegro (Italian Sunset)

L-Allegro (Italian Sunset)

Thomas Cole Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The Cross in the Wilderness

The Cross in the Wilderness

Thomas Cole Musée Marmottan Monet

The Hunter's Return

The Hunter's Return

Thomas Cole Amon Carter Museum of American Art

View across Frenchman's Bay from Mt. Desert Island, after a Squall

View across Frenchman's Bay from Mt. Desert Island, after a Squall

Thomas Cole Cincinnati Art Museum

A Rocky Glen

Thomas Cole Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Arch of Nero

Thomas Cole The Newark Museum of Art

The Mountain Ford

The Mountain Ford

Thomas Cole Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Pic-Nic

Thomas Cole Brooklyn Museum

Genesee Scenery

Genesee Scenery

Thomas Cole Rhode Island School of Design Museum

Home in the Woods

Home in the Woods

Thomas Cole Reynolda House Museum of American Art

Indian Pass

Thomas Cole Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Prometheus Bound

Prometheus Bound

Thomas Cole M. H. de Young Memorial Museum

The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd

Thomas Cole Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Cross at Sunset

Cross at Sunset

Thomas Cole Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

The Voyage of Life: Childhood (Studie)

The Voyage of Life: Childhood (Studie)

The Voyage of Life: Old Age (Studie)

The Voyage of Life: Old Age (Studie)

The Voyage of Life: Youth (Studie)

The Voyage of Life: Youth (Studie)

Portrait of Dr. John W. Jones

Sarah Cole, née Roberts (1796–1878), Wife of Thomas Cole

Landscape Sketch

Thomas Cole Yale University Art Gallery

Wilderness Landscape Study

Thomas Cole Metropolitan Museum of Art

From the Top of Kaaterskill Falls

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

Mountain Scenery

Tomb of General Brock, Queenston Heights, Ontario

A Goat

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

Head of an Old Man

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

Landscape with Ruins

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

Sketch for "Aqueduct Near Rome"

Thomas Cole New Britain Museum of American Art

Inscribed backing panel for "The Course of Empire"

Thomas Cole (1801-1848)

Landscape with Tower in Ruin

Thomas Cole Currier Museum of Art

Landscape

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts

On Catskill Creek, Sunset

The Return from the Tournament

Thomas Cole National Gallery of Art

Landscape

Thomas Cole Detroit Institute of Arts