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Sketch for 'Destruction', from the 'Course of Empire' series, c.1836 (pen & ink on paper)

Sketch for 'Destruction', from the 'Course of Empire' series, c.1836 (pen & ink on paper)
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Sketch for 'Destruction', from the 'Course of Empire' series, c.1836 (pen & ink on paper)
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Artist
Cole, Thomas (1801-1848) / American
Location
Detroit Institute of Arts, USA
Medium
pen and ink on paper
Date
c. 1836 AD (C19th AD)
Dimensions
18.1x26.7 cms
Image description

First sketch for the fourth picture, 'Destruction', of 'Course of Empire'. The Course of Empire is a five-part series of paintings created by Thomas Cole in the years 1833-36. It is notable in part for reflecting popular American sentiments of the times, when many saw pastoralism as the ideal phase of human civilization, fearing that empire would lead to gluttony and inevitable decay.

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© Detroit Institute of Arts / Bridgeman Images
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Founders Society Purchase, William H. Murphy Fund
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