List of paintings by Thomas Cole

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Cole is pictured with black hair and sideburns
An 1837 portrait of Cole by fellow Hudson River School painter Asher Brown Durand

Thomas Cole was an English-born American artist and the founder of the Hudson River School art movement.[1][2] Cole is widely regarded as the first significant American landscape painter. He was known for his romantic landscape and history paintings. Influenced by European painters, but with a strong American sensibility,[3] he was prolific throughout his career and worked primarily with oil on canvas. His paintings are typically allegoric and often depict small figures or structures set against moody and evocative natural landscapes. They are usually escapist, framing the New World as a natural eden contrasting with the smog-filled cityscapes of Industrial Revolution-era Britain, in which he grew up.[4][5] His works, often seen as conservative, criticize the contemporary trends of industrialism, urbanism, and westward expansion.[3]

Self-taught, Cole began painting portraits in 1822. In the ensuing years, he shifted his focus to landscapes.[6] One of Cole's first landscapes, Lake with Dead Trees (1825), was among those that first popularized his works in an 1825 exhibition.[7] Most of his early works depict the wilderness, "the truly American forest", typically the Hudson River Valley and Catskills where he resided.[7][8] From 1831 to 1832, Cole traversed Italy; some of the classical ruins he visited made appearances in his paintings, such as Aqueduct near Rome (1832), Roman Campagna (1843), and Arch of Nero (1846). While in Rome, Cole formulated the concept for his most ambitious work yet:[9] The Course of Empire, a series of five paintings following the rise and fall of civilization. Completed in 1836, the series reflects nostalgia for pastoralism and Cole's personal opposition to US President Andrew Jackson.[3] His 1836 painting The Oxbow encompasses many of the themes from his earlier landscapes, juxtaposing untamed nature with "civilized" land.[10] Later in life, Cole transitioned away from natural landscapes to focus more on works conveying religious or spiritual themes.[2] In 1842, he painted The Voyage of Life, another allegorical series, this time depicting the course of an individual's life. His 1847 painting Prometheus Bound, based on the Greek myth, is believed by some analysts to express abolitionist sentiments.[11] One of Cole's final landscapes, Cross at Sunset, was left unfinished after his premature death in 1848.[12]

Today, Cole's work are held across a wide variety of major and national museums, with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the National Gallery of Art having some of the largest collections. The following list consists only of paintings documented in public collections.

Paintings[edit]

Dated works[edit]

Table featuring paintings by Thomas Cole
Image Title Year Medium Dimensions Collection Ref.
Lake with Dead Trees[note 1] 1825 Oil on canvas 68.6 by 85.7 centimetres (27.0 in × 33.7 in) Allen Memorial Art Museum, Ohio [13][14]
View of Fort Putnam 1825 Oil on canvas 69.2 by 86.4 centimetres (27.2 in × 34.0 in) Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania [15][16]
Landscape 1825 Oil on canvas 60.3 by 80 centimetres (23.7 in × 31.5 in) Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota [17]
Catskills Mountain Landscape c. 1826 Oil on wood 40.3 by 55.6 centimetres (15.9 in × 21.9 in) Sheldon Museum of Art, Nebraska [18]
The Tempest c. 1826 Oil on panel 47.6 by 63.5 centimetres (18.7 in × 25.0 in) High Museum of Art, Georgia [19]
Kaaterskill Falls 1826 Oil on canvas 64.2 by 89.7 centimetres (25.3 in × 35.3 in) Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut [20]
Sunrise in the Catskills 1826 Oil on canvas 64.8 by 90.1 centimetres (25.5 in × 35.5 in) National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. [21]
Landscape, the Seat of Mr. Featherstonhaugh in the Distance 1826 Oil on canvas 83.8 by 121.9 centimetres (33.0 in × 48.0 in) Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania [22]
View on the Schoharie 1826 Oil on canvas 92.7 by 117.5 centimetres (36.5 in × 46.3 in) Fenimore Art Museum, New York [23][24]
Daniel Boone Sitting At the Door of His Cabin on the Great Osage Lake Kentucky 1826 Oil on canvas 97.2 by 108.3 centimetres (38.3 in × 42.6 in) Mead Art Museum, Massachusetts [25][26]
From the Top of Kaaterskill Falls 1826 Oil on canvas 79.1 by 104.5 centimetres (31.1 in × 41.1 in) Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan [27]
The Woodchopper, Lake Featherstonhaugh 1826 Oil on panel 68.6 by 86.4 centimetres (27.0 in × 34.0 in) USC Fisher Museum of Art, California [28]
The Last of the Mohicans: The Death of Cora c. 1827 Oil on canvas Unknown University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania [29]
Peace at Sunset[note 2] c. 1827 Oil on canvas 68.9 by 81.9 centimetres (27.1 in × 32.2 in) Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California [30]
Scene from "The Last of the Mohicans," Cora Kneeling at the Feet of Tamenund 1827 Oil on canvas 64.5 by 89.1 centimetres (25.4 in × 35.1 in) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [31]
The Clove, Catskills 1827 Oil on canvas 64.1 by 89.2 centimetres (25.2 in × 35.1 in) New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut [32][33]
View of the Round-Top in the Catskill Mountains 1827 Oil on panel 47.3 by 64.5 centimetres (18.6 in × 25.4 in) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts [34]
View in the White Mountains 1827 Oil on canvas 64.5 by 89.4 centimetres (25.4 in × 35.2 in) Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut [35]
Autumn in the Catskills 1827 Oil on wood 47.3 by 64.6 centimetres (18.6 in × 25.4 in) Arnot Art Museum, New York [36]
View near the Village of Catskill 1827 Oil on panel 62.2 by 88.9 centimetres (24.5 in × 35.0 in) Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California [37]
Landscape Composition: Saint John in the Wilderness 1827 Oil on canvas 91.4 by 73.5 centimetres (36.0 in × 28.9 in) Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut [38]
Lake Winnepesaukee c. 1827 – c. 1828 Oil on canvas 64.8 by 87 centimetres (25.5 in × 34.3 in) Albany Institute of History & Art, New York [39]
Expulsion: Moon and Firelight c. 1828 Oil on canvas 91.4 by 122 centimetres (36.0 in × 48.0 in) Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid [40]
Expulsion from the Garden of Eden 1828 Oil on canvas 101 by 138.4 centimetres (39.8 in × 54.5 in) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts [41]
Landscape (Landscape with Tree Trunks) 1828 Oil on canvas 66.4 by 81.9 centimetres (26.1 in × 32.2 in) Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, Rhode Island [42]
The Garden of Eden 1828 Oil on canvas 38.5 by 52.8 centimetres (15.2 in × 20.8 in) Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Texas [43]
View on Lake Winnipiseogee 1828 Oil on panel 50.2 by 66.4 centimetres (19.8 in × 26.1 in) Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut [44][45]
The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge 1829 Oil on canvas 90.8 by 121.3 centimetres (35.7 in × 47.8 in) Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. [46]
Distant View of Niagara Falls 1830 Oil on panel 47.9 by 60.6 centimetres (18.9 in × 23.9 in) Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois [47]
Tornado in an American Forest[note 3] 1831 Oil on canvas 117.8 by 164.2 centimetres (46.4 in × 64.6 in) National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. [49][48]
A Wild Scene c. 1831 – c. 1832 Oil on canvas 129.7 by 194.5 centimetres (51.1 in × 76.6 in) Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland [50]
Aqueduct near Rome 1832 Oil on canvas 44.5 by 67.3 centimetres (17.5 in × 26.5 in) Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Missouri [51]
The Dead Abel[note 4] 1832 Oil on panel 17 by 28.5 centimetres (6.7 in × 11.2 in) Albany Institute of History & Art, New York [52]
Ruined Tower (Mediterranean Coast Scene with Tower) c. 1832 – c. 1836 Oil on composition board 68 by 86.4 centimetres (26.8 in × 34.0 in) Albany Institute of History & Art, New York [53]
Ruined Castle and River c. 1832 Oil on canvas 20.2 by 31.7 centimetres (8.0 in × 12.5 in) Brooklyn Museum, New York [54]
The Cascatelli, Tivoli, Looking Towards Rome c. 1832 Oil on canvas 85.7 by 113 centimetres (33.7 in × 44.5 in) Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio [55]
A View near Tivoli (Morning) 1832 Oil on canvas 37.5 by 58.7 centimetres (14.8 in × 23.1 in) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [56]
Salvator Rosa Sketching Banditti c. 1832 – c. 1840 Oil on panel 17.8 by 24.1 centimetres (7.0 in × 9.5 in) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts [57]
Catskill Scenery c. 1833 Oil on canvas 62.2 by 82.2 centimetres (24.5 in × 32.4 in) Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri [58]
Sunset, View on the Catskill 1833 Oil on wood 41.9 by 62.2 centimetres (16.5 in × 24.5 in) New-York Historical Society, New York [59][60]
The Titan's Goblet 1833 Oil on canvas 49.2 by 41 centimetres (19.4 in × 16.1 in) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [61]
Scene from Byron’s “Manfred” 1833 Oil on canvas 127 by 96.5 centimetres (50.0 in × 38.0 in) Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut [62]
Landscape (Moonlight) c. 1833 – c. 1834 Oil on canvas 62.5 by 80.6 centimetres (24.6 in × 31.7 in) New-York Historical Society, New York [63][64]
The Course of Empire: Destruction c. 1833 – c. 1836 Oil on canvas 100.3 by 161.3 centimetres (39.5 in × 63.5 in) New-York Historical Society, New York [65]
The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds c. 1834 – c. 1834 Oil on canvas 101.5 by 185.5 centimetres (40.0 in × 73.0 in) Chrysler Museum of Art, Virginia [66]
Autumn Twilight, View of Conway Peak (Mount Chocorua), New Hampshire 1834 Oil on wood 34.9 by 49.5 centimetres (13.7 in × 19.5 in) New-York Historical Society, New York [67][68]
Summer Twilight, A Recollection of a Scene in New-England 1834 Oil on wood 35.6 by 49.5 centimetres (14.0 in × 19.5 in) New-York Historical Society, New York [69][70]
Clouds c. 1838 Oil on paper laid
down on canvas
22.2 by 27.6 centimetres (8.7 in × 10.9 in) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [71]
Self-Portrait c. 1836 Oil on canvas 55.9 by 45.7 centimetres (22.0 in × 18.0 in) New-York Historical Society, New York [72][73]
The Oxbow[note 5] 1836 Oil on canvas 130.8 by 193 centimetres (51.5 in × 76.0 in) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [74]
The Course of Empire: The Savage State c. 1833 – c. 1836 Oil on canvas 99.7 by 160.7 centimetres (39.3 in × 63.3 in) New-York Historical Society, New York [75]
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State c. 1834 Oil on canvas 99.7 by 160.7 centimetres (39.3 in × 63.3 in) New-York Historical Society, New York [76]
The Course of Empire: Consummation c. 1835 – c. 1836 Oil on canvas (relined) 130.2 by 193 centimetres (51.3 in × 76.0 in) New-York Historical Society, New York [77]
The Course of Empire: Desolation 1836 Oil on canvas (relined) 99.7 by 160.7 centimetres (39.3 in × 63.3 in) New-York Historical Society, New York [78]
View on the Catskill Early Autumn c. 1836 – c. 1837 Oil on canvas 99.1 by 160 centimetres (39.0 in × 63.0 in) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [79]
View of Florence from San Miniato 1837 Oil on canvas 125.4 by 186.7 centimetres (49.4 in × 73.5 in) Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio [80]
The Departure 1837 Oil on canvas 100.3 by 161.6 centimetres (39.5 in × 63.6 in) National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. [81]
The Return 1837 Oil on canvas 100.3 by 161.4 centimetres (39.5 in × 63.5 in) National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. [82]
View on the Arno, near Florence 1837 Oil on canvas 84.5 by 135.5 centimetres (33.3 in × 53.3 in) Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts [83]
The Vesper Hymn c. 1838 Oil on canvas 53.7 by 45.4 centimetres (21.1 in × 17.9 in) Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut [84]
Dream of Arcadia c. 1838 Oil on canvas 98.1 by 159.4 centimetres (38.6 in × 62.8 in) Denver Art Museum, Colorado [85]
Romantic Landscape with Ruined Tower 1838 Oil on canvas 86.4 by 116.8 centimetres (34.0 in × 46.0 in) National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. [86]
View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, New York, After a Storm 1838 Oil on canvas 99.8 by 160.5 centimetres (39.3 in × 63.2 in) The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio [87]
The Present 1838 Oil on canvas 103.5 by 156.5 centimetres (40.7 in × 61.6 in) Mead Art Museum, Massachusetts [88]
The Past 1838 Oil on canvas 102.9 by 153.7 centimetres (40.5 in × 60.5 in) Mead Art Museum, Massachusetts [89]
North Mountain and Catskill Creek 1838 Oil on canvas 67.2 by 92.6 centimetres (26.5 in × 36.5 in) Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut [90]
The Notch of the White Mountains 1839 Oil on canvas 102 by 155.8 centimetres (40.2 in × 61.3 in) National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. [91]
New England Scenery 1839 Oil on canvas 57.1 by 46.7 centimetres (22.5 in × 18.4 in) Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois [92]
Gardens of the Van Rensselaer Manor House 1840 Oil on canvas 61 by 91 centimetres (24 in × 36 in) Albany Institute of History & Art, New York [93]
The Architect's Dream 1840 Oil on canvas 134.7 by 213.6 centimetres (53.0 in × 84.1 in) Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio [94]
The Fountain of Vaucluse 1841 Oil on canvas 175.3 by 124.8 centimetres (69.0 in × 49.1 in) Dallas Museum of Art, Texas [95]
Sunset in the Catskills 1841 Oil on canvas 57.2 by 76.2 centimetres (22.5 in × 30.0 in) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts [96]
The Return from the Tournament 1841 Oil on canvas 101 by 153.7 centimetres (39.8 in × 60.5 in) National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. [97]
Mill Dam on the Catskill Creek 1841 Oil on canvas 56.5 by 76.2 centimetres (22.2 in × 30.0 in) Currier Museum of Art, New Hampshire [98]
The Temple of Segesta with the Artist Sketching c. 1842 Oil on canvas 49.9 by 76.5 centimetres (19.6 in × 30.1 in) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts [99]
The Voyage of Life: Childhood 1842 Oil on canvas 134.3 by 195.3 centimetres (52.9 in × 76.9 in) National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. [100]
The Voyage of Life: Youth 1842 Oil on canvas 134.3 by 194.9 centimetres (52.9 in × 76.7 in) National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. [101]
The Voyage of Life: Manhood 1842 Oil on canvas 134.3 by 202.6 centimetres (52.9 in × 79.8 in) National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. [102]
The Voyage of Life: Old Age 1842 Oil on canvas 133.4 by 196.2 centimetres (52.5 in × 77.2 in) National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. [103]
View of Sicily c. 1842 – c. 1845 Oil on wood panel 18.6 by 25.7 centimetres (7.3 in × 10.1 in)18.6 x 25.7 cm Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Pennsylvania [104]
River in the Catskills 1843 Oil on canvas 69.9 by 102.6 centimetres (27.5 in × 40.4 in) Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts [105]
Angels Ministering to Christ in the Wilderness 1843 Oil on linen 189.2 by 152.4 centimetres (74.5 in × 60.0 in) Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts [106]
Roman Campagna[note 6] 1843 Oil on canvas 82.6 by 106.7 centimetres (32.5 in × 42.0 in) Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut [107]
Mount Etna from Taormina, Sicily 1843 Oil on canvas 200 by 306 centimetres (79 in × 120 in) Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut [108]
An Italian Autumn 1844 Oil on canvas 81.6 by 123.2 centimetres (32.1 in × 48.5 in) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts [109]
A View of the Two Lakes and Mountain House, Catskill Mountains, Morning 1844 Oil on canvas 91 by 136.9 centimetres (35.8 in × 53.9 in) Brooklyn Museum, New York [110]
American Lake Scene 1844 Oil on canvas 46.4 by 62.2 centimetres (18.3 in × 24.5 in) Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan [111]
The Mill, Sunset 1844 Oil on canvas 66.4 by 91.6 centimetres (26.1 in × 36.1 in) Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Missouri [112]
View of the Thames 1845 Oil on panel 34 by 51.4 centimetres (13.4 in × 20.2 in) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts [113]
Il Penseroso 1845 Oil on canvas 82.2 by 122.1 centimetres (32.4 in × 48.1 in) Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California [114]
The Cross in the Wilderness 1845 Unknown 61 by 61 centimetres (24 in × 24 in) Louvre, Paris [115][116]
Catskill Creek 1845 Oil on canvas 67.3 by 91.4 centimetres (26.5 in × 36.0 in) New-York Historical Society, New York [117][118]
View across Frenchman's Bay from Mt. Desert Island, after a Squall 1845 Oil on canvas 97.3 by 159 centimetres (38.3 in × 62.6 in) Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio [119]
L'Allegro 1845 Oil on canvas 81.6 by 121.9 centimetres (32.1 in × 48.0 in) Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California [120]
The Hunter's Return 1845 Oil on canvas 101.9 by 153.7 centimetres (40.1 in × 60.5 in) Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Texas [121]
A Pic-Nic Party 1846 Oil on canvas 121.6 by 137.2 centimetres (47.9 in × 54.0 in) Brooklyn Museum, New York [122]
Arch of Nero 1846 Oil on canvas 153 by 122.6 centimetres (60.2 in × 48.3 in) The Newark Museum of Art, New Jersey [123]
The Mountain Ford 1846 Oil on canvas 71.8 by 101.8 centimetres (28.3 in × 40.1 in) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [124]
The Cross and the World: The Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey c. 1846 – c. 1848 Oil on canvas 30.5 by 45.7 centimetres (12.0 in × 18.0 in) Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. [125]
Indian Pass (Essex County, New York) 1847 Oil on canvas 101.8 by 75.6 centimetres (40.1 in × 29.8 in) Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas [126]
Prometheus Bound 1847 Oil on canvas 243.8 by 162.6 centimetres (96.0 in × 64.0 in) Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California [127]
Genesee Scenery 1847 Oil on canvas 130.8 by 99.7 centimetres (51.5 in × 39.3 in) Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, Rhode Island [128]
Home in the Woods 1847 Oil on canvas 168 by 112.7 centimetres (66.1 in × 44.4 in) Reynolda House Museum of American Art, North Carolina [129]
The Good Shepherd 1848 Oil on canvas 81.3 by 121.9 centimetres (32.0 in × 48.0 in) Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Arkansas [130]
Cross at Sunset c. 1848 Oil on canvas 81.8 by 122.4 centimetres (32.2 in × 48.2 in) Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid [12]

Undated works[edit]

Table featuring paintings by Thomas Cole
Image Title Medium Dimensions Collection Ref.
Italian Landscape (formerly The Catskills from Saugerties) Oil on board 13.3 by 23.5 centimetres (5.2 in × 9.3 in) Fralin Museum of Art, Virginia [131]
Dead Rising from Tombs Oil on thin wood board 19 by 27.5 centimetres (7.5 in × 10.8 in) Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey [132]
Italian Ruins, unfinished Oil on board 24.1 by 31.8 centimetres (9.5 in × 12.5 in) Thomas Cole National Historic Site, New York [133]
Landscape, Sunrise in the Clove Oil on canvas 14 by 21.6 centimetres (5.5 in × 8.5 in) Thomas Cole National Historic Site, New York [134]

Preparative works[edit]

Table featuring paintings by Thomas Cole
Image Title Year Medium Dimensions Collection Ref.
Study for The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds 1831 Oil on board 17.8 by 22.2 centimetres (7.0 in × 8.7 in) Chrysler Museum of Art, Virginia [135]
Study for the Savage State c. 1834 Oil on canvas 18.7 by 26 centimetres (7.4 in × 10.2 in) Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey [136]
Sketch for The Oxbow 1836 Oil and pencil on composition board 14 by 23.8 centimetres (5.5 in × 9.4 in) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [137]
Study for The Voyage of Life: Manhood c. 1837 – c. 1839 Oil on wooden panel 30.5 by 34.6 centimetres (12.0 in × 13.6 in) Albany Institute of History & Art, New York [138]
Study for The Voyage of Life: Old Age c. 1837 – c. 1839 Oil on wooden panel 30.5 by 34.8 centimetres (12.0 in × 13.7 in) Albany Institute of History & Art, New York [139]
Figure Study for The Voyage of Life: Youth c. 1839 – c. 1840 Oil and graphite on canvas 64.1 by 52.7 centimetres (25.2 in × 20.7 in) Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, New York [140]
Figure Study for The Voyage of Life: Manhood c. 1839 – c. 1840 Oil on diagonal weave canvas 26.7 by 20.5 centimetres (10.5 in × 8.1 in) Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, New York [141]
Compositional Study for The Voyage of Life: Manhood c. 1840 Oil on academy board 31.1 by 43.7 centimetres (12.2 in × 17.2 in) Smith College Museum of Art, Massachusetts [142]
Study for Catskill Creek c. 1844 – c. 1845 Oil on panel 30.5 by 45.7 centimetres (12.0 in × 18.0 in) National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. [143]
Study for The Cross and the World c. 1846 – c. 1847 Oil on panel 30.1 by 46.2 centimetres (11.9 in × 18.2 in) Brooklyn Museum, New York [144]
Study for The Cross and the World: The Pilgrim of the World on his Journey c. 1846 – c. 1847 Oil on canvas 30 by 46 centimetres (12 in × 18 in) Albany Institute of History & Art, New York [145]
Study for The Pilgrim of the World at the End of His Journey c. 1847 Oil on canvas 30.5 by 45.7 centimetres (12.0 in × 18.0 in) Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. [146]

See also[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also known as Catskill
  2. ^ Also known as Evening in the White Mountains
  3. ^ Also called A Tornado in the Wilderness[48]
  4. ^ The work was originally intended to have been a study for a larger work.[52]
  5. ^ Also known as View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm
  6. ^ Also called Ruins of Aqueducts in the Campagna Di Roma

References[edit]

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