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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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pen and ink on paper

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c. 1836 AD (C19th AD)

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18.1x26.7 cms

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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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Largest available format 2889 × 1966 px 2 MB
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Large 2889 × 1966 px 245 × 166 mm 2.0 MB
Medium 1024 × 697 px 87 × 59 mm 947 KB

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